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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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[![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_9842-1-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/hope-happens-here-paralysis-resource-center-prc)

Hope Happens Here

## [Hope Happens Here: Paralysis Resource Center (PRC)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/hope-happens-here-paralysis-resource-center-prc)

September 4, 2020

 Cheri Hopper expected exactly nothing when she reached out to the Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) for help in July 2002. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/hope-happens-here-paralysis-resource-center-prc)

[![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Curran-Brown-headshot-1-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-curran-brown)

SCI Awareness

## [Moving Forward: Curran Brown](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-curran-brown)

September 2, 2020

 By Curran Brown [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-curran-brown)

[![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2020-04-15-at-1_00_27-PM-1-1-1.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/womens-mental-health-after-paralysis-booklet-overview)

Health

## [Women’s Mental Health After Paralysis Booklet Overview](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/womens-mental-health-after-paralysis-booklet-overview)

September 1, 2020

 The topic of mental health has never been as prevalent as it is today. What was an issue that many believed to be associated with troubled... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/womens-mental-health-after-paralysis-booklet-overview)

[![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/john-lin-min-1-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-john-lin-m-d)

Lifestyle SCI Awareness

## [Moving Forward: John Lin, M.D.](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-john-lin-m-d)

August 27, 2020

 By John Lin, M.D. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/moving-forward-john-lin-m-d)

[![close up of doctor and patient's hands](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Doctor-holding-a-stethoscope-in-his-hand_-Doctor-talking-000051450392_Full-Jul-06-2022-05-05-26-78-PM-2-2-2.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/stones)

Health

## [Stones](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/stones)

August 26, 2020

 Stones in the body can be quite an issue. Commonly found areas for stones to form are in the tonsils, mouth, nose, veins, gall bladder, pancreas,... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/stones)

[![child in stroller posing with doll](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/nl-1-1-1.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/pediatric-positioning)

Health

## [Pediatric Positioning](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/pediatric-positioning)

August 26, 2020

 After your child sustains a spinal cord injury, it is important to position them correctly. At times, people underestimate the power of proper... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/pediatric-positioning)

[![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_5792-1-1-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/hope-happens-here-the-bridgmans)

Hope Happens Here

## [Hope Happens Here: The Bridgmans](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/hope-happens-here-the-bridgmans)

August 20, 2020

 Jennifer Bridgman was not expecting bad news when her phone rang. It was a bright February day in 2010 and she and her mother were out and about,... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/hope-happens-here-the-bridgmans)

[![arm diagram](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture1_200805_131909-1-1-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/poor-circulation-in-the-extremities)

Health

## [Poor Circulation in the Extremities](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/poor-circulation-in-the-extremities)

August 6, 2020

 Circulation is blood pumping through the body. The heart is the main pump that pushes the blood. The heart is controlled by the Autonomic Nervous... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/poor-circulation-in-the-extremities)

[![Nurse Linda](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%20(8).png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/hope-happens-here-nurse-linda)

Hope Happens Here

## [Hope Happens Here: Nurse Linda](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/hope-happens-here-nurse-linda)

July 28, 2020

 Strangers seek out Linda Schultz at healthcare conferences across the country, eager to say hello and give thanks, their greetings tinged with a hint... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/hope-happens-here-nurse-linda)

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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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