"The impossible, I've done.
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about me
In February of 2007, I was shot in the face in broad daylight, and left for dead. With the odds stacked heavily against me, I narrowly survived the life threatening event and spent 3 weeks in an ICU overseas. My diagnosis of a high level C4/5 spinal cord injury, designated me as an incomplete quadriplegic and I was told that I would never walk again.
After 3 months of rehab, I left in a wheelchair. But within 6 weeks and after only 7 months post injury, I emerged as one of a few unassisted walking quadriplegics in the world.
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services
Public Speaking
Hear me share my journey from 3 weeks in ICU in 2007, being told I'd be in a wheelchair for life, and walking out of rehab a few months later. I will show you how you can overcome any odds.
Fundraising
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SCI Resources
Find answers to everything SCI related within my library of links, helping you stay updated on the current status and most recent advancements in Stem Cells research and treatments.
RESOURCES
Articles
New research from the University of Aberdeen has found a new way to repair injured spinal nerves.
Researchers achieved significant regrowth of injured spinal nerves in rats when they activated a specific molecule found in nerve cells.
A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine is the first to illustrate the presence of oxygen-deprived clusters throughout the damaged site of a compressed spinal cord. It is also the first to show how transplanting basic growth factor with the use of a viral vector to target the oxygen-deprived sites enhances the injured spinal cord’s recovery.
An electrical implant along with advances in mapping the spinal cord at the University of Alberta could soon help those with spinal injuries walk again.
“Imagine the future,” says bioengineer Vivian Mushahwar in a news release Monday. “A person just thinks and commands are transmitted to the spinal cord. People stand up and walk. This is the dream.”