Life takes us all in unexpected directions, but for some, life takes them down a far more unexpected path than they ever could've imagined. Warning: This post includes a mention of contemplated ...
TIVERTON — Six years ago, Linda Lambert Pestana fell from a kitchen stool in her Tiverton home and suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic. The day of the 2017 accident, ...
Although spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy can affect mobility and mental health, your healthcare team is there to support you in finding solutions for your lifestyle. Spastic quadriplegia is a ...
The call of the wild is universal. Shouldn’t the ability to heed it be universal too? Chicago-area forest preserves are opening doors for nature-loving members of the disability community. They’ve ...
HIGH POINT — Graduating from college is a huge accomplishment and some students have to work extra hard to get there. Collin Smith graduates from High Point University next month. And being a ...
Stroke by stroke, the brush glides over canvas, creating scenes that few could do by hand. Except that this artist, Robert Florio, paints by mouth. The quadriplegic Glen Burnie resident wields a brush ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A fight to find a place to call home. An 18-year-old quadriplegic who has no family to care for her is living at a Triad hospital, where she has been for more than four years, ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A bullet nearly took his life and for months, it took his voice. Now, Florencio Elias Rivera is sharing his story of survival after a shooting rampage that left one dead and ...