Paraplegic

• Ex-NBA star Shawn Bradley paralyzed from waist down after car accident

  The Dallas Mavericks and 'Space Jam' star is facing a long road to recovery.

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  Mar 18, 2021
  
• ‘You serve as a role model and inspiration for all of us’: Alberta judge on blind, paralyzed lawyer

  Wade Brown lost his vision completely by age 15. Then he was paralyzed at age 34. Now he is one of Alberta's newest lawyers.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2019
  
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• NFL star Michael Bennett charged with injuring elderly paraplegic woman

  A warrant was issued after a grand jury indicted Bennett on a felony count of injury to the elderly.

  Crime

  Mar 23, 2018
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• ‘A terrible nightmare’: B.C. man left a paraplegic after boat collides with humpback in Haida Gwaii

  Mike Hamill’s life violently changed when his guided fishing boat collided with a humpback whale in Haida Gwaii.

  Sep 6, 2017
• ‘I thought about why I really wanted to live’: Edmonton man reflects on life-changing crash

  They say there are no wrong turns in life. An Edmonton motorcycle rider didn't know that - until an unexpected path led to important life lessons.

  Features

  Dec 31, 2015
• How virtual reality and computer algorithms helped a paralyzed man walk again

  Virtual reality is often praised as the next big thing in gaming. But what if that same technology could be used to help a paraplegic conceptualize how to walk again?

  Health

  Sep 25, 2015
• Stem cells restore sensation in paraplegics: study

  A small number of paraplegics are now able to feel some sensation after having neural stem cells transplanted into their damaged spinal cords as part of a study.

  Health

  May 15, 2015