Emma, mother of four, says her oldest son, Will, 14, "has always been the least affectionate of my four children. Hugging your mom takes time, you need to pause and stand still and connect,” and Will was always too…
For children with a spinal cord injury, it’s important to have access to sports. https://youtu.be/wh5LdGoTGos “It allows them to get back and doing the types of activities that many of them were doing before they got hurt,” explains Sarah Klaas,…
“The biggest mistake that anyone can make is to treat them differently.” https://youtu.be/lJn0H7do3bM Dr. Lawrence Vogel is the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. Children with a spinal cord injury or other…
As a child, a playground is a place to run around, but having a disability at such a young age made it a little different for Theresa- she was a little more restricted by her mobility. “My parents have always…
Dr. Sherron Jackson and her son Alex were both injured in a car accident when Alex was 9 months old. Alex was paralyzed. When Dr. Jackson awoke from her coma, “I saw him in intensive care and he smiled when he…