Darcy Pohland, quadriplegic TV news reporter, will be missed
Minnesota paraplegic falls out of wheelchair, freezes to death
Well, this is about the most depressing news story I’ve read in a long while. We’ve lost another paraplegic to falling + cold weather, people. This is not good.
- Tiff
PS. I did not know him personally. He lived in the country.
Quadriplegic researching erotic energy for healing
Rafe Briggs is the man. His research explores new ways to experience erotic energy, nervous system be damned. And his blog is HOT.
Don’t let Pneumonia happen to you; I did
Pneumonia can kill, and it almost killed me. Here’s a word of caution.
“Sympathy for Delicious” stars actual paraplegic, Mark Ruffalo directs
The completed film is premiering at Sundance this week. If anyone out there has seen it yet, let us know what you thought (good or bad). Does it deserve to be picked up?
Antidepressants used to heal spinal injuries. What’s next?
Read about this surprising use of Lexapro here.
- Tiff
Geron releases new data, shares up
Well it looks like the quads of the world are now in the running to get cured first (jokey joke, well maybe), according to the latest embryonic stem cell research data released by Geron Corp last week. Tumors in the thorasic region, but not the cervical region? How curious.
This study better end up curing someone. I hate long movies with shitty endings.
- Tiff
First human embryonic stem cell trials halted by FDA, but why?
The FDA has temporarily halted what will be the first US-based human trials using embryonic stem cells. Geron hopes to restore movement in those with paralysis. Can they did it? Will the “impossible” actually happen?
And more, why was the study put on hold? What happened to those monkeys out in Cali?
- Tiff




