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California About Blog A blog about a paralyzed quadriplegic in her daily life.

He survived for 18 months as a ventilator dependent quadriplegic in a Boston area spinal cord hospital before his death from complications related to repeated aspiration pneumonia.

My 11 - year - old whippet became quadriplegic in June when a prolapsed disc compressed and damaged his spinal cord.

Schmidt, of course, is the former Indy driver who became a quadriplegic in 2000...

Many Oscar - watchers thought Javier Bardem had a shot at a best actor nomination for his work as a quadriplegic in «The Sea Inside.»

AMANDA DICKEY: Well I became quadriplegic in a car accident when I was 16.

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Roberts, a research scientist at New England Biolabs, has a personal reason for wanting InVivo to succeed: His oldest son has been quadriplegic since being injured in a car accident.

In the second, he was a 21 - year - old quadriplegic coping with the realization that he might never walk again.

Nine years ago, I fell off a ladder and in a crushing instant, went from being able - bodied to living as a quadriplegic.

As a patrolman assigned to Central Park McDonald was shot and grievously wounded in 1986, surviving but rendered quadriplegic.

Top brass in the NYPD stood in line at Saint Agnes Parish Center for a viewing along with others who loved and admired Det. Steven McDonald of Malverne, a veteran officer left a quadriplegic after a line - of - duty shooting in Central Park three decades ago.

Body of NYPD cop from LI transported before final arrangements Det. Steven McDonald, the NYPD officer who forgave the teenager who shot him, leaving him a quadriplegic, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset after suffering a heart attack.

Det. Steven McDonald, an NYPD officer who inspired others by forgiving the teenager whose bullet left him a quadriplegic and overcoming his disabilities to remain an active cop, died Tuesday at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, officials said.

An armed robber whose shooting victim was left a quadriplegic has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

A team led by Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue has implanted sensors in the brains of four quadriplegic patients that connect signals from the motor cortex to output devices, thereby enabling paralyzed patients to move computer cursors, control robotic limbs, and operate wheelchairs.

Miguel Nicolelis says his quadriplegic subjects will walk again — not in 10 or 20 years, but in just a few.

By using eight implanted electrodes that snake through the patient's arm, stimulating muscles in the hand, the Freehand allows quadriplegics to groom and feed themselves and in some cases even to operate a computer.

Birch, a quadriplegic as a result of a car accident when he was 17, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC.

In a pilot study, two quadriplegic patients underwent a 3 - hour surgery.

Using an array of hair - thin electrodes implanted in his brain, a 25 - year - old quadriplegic man was able to operate a computer, open and close a prosthetic hand, and manipulate a robotic arm just by thinking about it, according to a new study.

John Donoghue In 2005, with the help of a Donoghue - devised brain chip, a quadriplegic man used a robotic arm to pick up a piece of candy.

The team demonstrated the arm's usefulness in a test in which a quadriplegic man manipulated it using head motions.

Both patients and physicians consistently report that improvements in upper extremity motor function are the most desirable functional improvement target in the quadriplegic population, since even relatively modest changes can potentially have a significant impact on functional independence, quality of life and cost of care.

Trek reported three accidents that resulted in injuries, including a fractured wrist, facial injuries, and one that resulted in the rider becoming quadriplegic.

According to Mashable, Hudson is a quadriplegic who has lost functionality in some of his limbs due to a motorcycle accident.

In my practice I treat a lot of paraplegics and quadriplegics all of them would love to walk... So, when I'm thinking I could not do my workout and do something else, I think of them.

In this episode meet a woman pulled into an online cult from the safety of her bedroom; a former pilot who suffers from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity and can only find relief in the absence of electricity and wifi; plus, a quadriplegic who uses cutting - edge adaptive robotics and virtual reality to transcend his body's limitationIn this episode meet a woman pulled into an online cult from the safety of her bedroom; a former pilot who suffers from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity and can only find relief in the absence of electricity and wifi; plus, a quadriplegic who uses cutting - edge adaptive robotics and virtual reality to transcend his body's limitationin the absence of electricity and wifi; plus, a quadriplegic who uses cutting - edge adaptive robotics and virtual reality to transcend his body's limitations.

In 1978, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a quadriplegic Vietnam War veteran in COMING HOMIn 1978, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a quadriplegic Vietnam War veteran in COMING HOMin a Leading Role for his portrayal of a quadriplegic Vietnam War veteran in COMING HOMin COMING HOME.

Bio-pic chronicles quadriplegic Ramon's Sampredo's 28 - year crusade to legalize euthanasia in order that he be allowed to die with dignity.

John Callahan was a quadriplegic, and the movie looks like it deals mostly with his recovery from alcoholism and subsequent discovery of his ability to draw cartoons by grasping a pen in both hands.

This made - for - TV movie was the last project undertaken by actor / director Christopher Reeve (who was also left in a quadriplegic state after a devastating accident).

The Intouchables (Unrated) Inspirational buddy dramedy about the improbable bond which blossoms between a wealthy quadriplegic (Francois Cluzet) and the Senegalese street criminal (Omar Sy) he hires as his live - in caretaker.

Joaquin Phoenix stars in this biopic about cartoonist John Callahan, who became a quadriplegic following an automobile accident.

A major box office disappointment especially considering his reputation and the track record of the pairing of stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (in their third film together), the commercial fate in no way reflects the quality of the film, where a quadriplegic former magician (Roshan) fights the government for his right to die.

You see, Schmidt was left as a quadriplegic since a testing accident in 2000 but he never gave up the dream of driving fast again.

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In the novel, 27 - year - old Louisa Clark is forced to take the first job she can find after she is laid off, becoming a caretaker / babysitter for a bitter and wealthy quadriplegic Will Traynor.

First, however, she has to rescue her quadriplegic friend Homer and the kids in her malevolent Granny's day care.

W.D. Wis. 2013), Bradley Myhre, a quadriplegic, sought to discharge $ 14,000 in student loans in bankruptcy over the opposition of the U.S. Department of Education.

Chester had slipped a disc in his neck and become completgely quadriplegic within a couple of hours.

They help the quadriplegics or patients who have paralysis in all their four limbs.

In some cases the pet may be quadriplegic and unable to stand at all.

In 1962, at the age of 19, he injured his spinal cord in a diving accident and became a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchaiIn 1962, at the age of 19, he injured his spinal cord in a diving accident and became a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchaiin a diving accident and became a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair.

In 1962, at the age of 19, he suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a diving accident that left him a quadriplegiIn 1962, at the age of 19, he suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a diving accident that left him a quadriplegiin a diving accident that left him a quadriplegic.

In 1988, Close had a spinal artery collapse which left him a quadriplegic.

Sherie White, a 40 - year - old quadriplegic woman from Corning, has been the plaintiff in 60 suits since 2003; Gypsie Jones, a 34 - year - old Anderson woman who broke her back in a car accident 17 years ago, is named in 162.

Scott N. Johnson, a 44 - year - old quadriplegic attorney from Carmichael, and Lynn Hubbard III, a 66 - year - old attorney based in Chico, filed 277 lawsuits between them in 2005 -LSB-...]

Skeeter, whose unique educational accomplishment is recounted this week in the Waco Tribune - Herald, is the black Labrador retriever that serves as a companion and guide to Amy Jones, who was left a quadriplegic after a skiiing accident in 2002.

An Illinois appellate court in 2013 said that a waiver releasing a gym from all liability for any loss or damage was valid and that the trial court was right to dismiss a member's lawsuit over an injury that left him quadriplegic, Hussein v. L.A. Fitness, 2013 IL App (1st)(2013).

In 1962, under the leadership of Ronald (Ron) G. Cummings, QC, the firm began a litigation department and in 1965 conducted the firm's first personal injury trial involving a quadriplegic injurIn 1962, under the leadership of Ronald (Ron) G. Cummings, QC, the firm began a litigation department and in 1965 conducted the firm's first personal injury trial involving a quadriplegic injurin 1965 conducted the firm's first personal injury trial involving a quadriplegic injury.