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# Voices from the Community
Our blog offers stories from the community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on research.
The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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[-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: AccesSurf Hawai’i](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii)
March 13, 2026
In Hawaiʻi, the ocean isn’t just scenery, it’s a way of life. It also has a way of healing, and AccesSurf Hawaiʻi (ASH) is dedicated to making the... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: Chicago No Limits Fishing](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing)
March 2, 2026
There’s nothing quite like the calm of open water and the thrill of a bite on the line. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark)
Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight
## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Nathaniel Clark](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark)
February 16, 2026
After Nathaniel Clark sustained a spinal cord injury in a 2023 car accident, he was both grateful to be alive and utterly overwhelmed. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain)
Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight
## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: ALS United Rocky Mountain](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain)
January 30, 2026
When ALS enters a household, it brings more than a diagnosis — it brings significant financial strain and nonstop caregiving demands. For families... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling)
Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight
## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Yvonne Sterling](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling)
January 20, 2026
Yvonne Sterling firmly believes in the power to turn an illness or injury into something hopeful and inspiring. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling)
[-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers)
Caregiving
## [From Unanswered Questions to a Nationwide Lifeline for Caregivers](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers)
December 5, 2025
When Walter Lowich said goodbye to his wife before her spinal surgery, he thought he knew what to expect. An operation. A recovery. And, soon enough,... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers)
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Caregiving
## [Information Specialist Spotlight: Donna Lowich](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich)
December 4, 2025
Donna Lowich’s days revolve around questions. They wind their way to her desk at the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) from across the United... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich)
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Donor Spotlight
## [Donor Spotlight: Pat Volland](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland)
October 30, 2025
Patricia Volland was hit by a car on a spring day in 2009 while riding a Vespa through the Pennsylvania countryside. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader)
Advocacy and Policy Military / Veterans
## [The Power of Purpose: Sherman Gillums Jr.’s Journey to Policy Leader](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader)
October 15, 2025
After the car accident that broke his neck, Sherman Gillums, Jr. believed the aftermath – that terrifying feeling of feeling nothing at all – was... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader)
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The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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