by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | SCI Heroes
I was wrestling at the junior freestyle and Greco world team trials. It was my first match of the Greco portion of the tournament and I threw my opponent. I landed hitting the mat with my forehead first and all of my opponents weight, as well as mine, was added force... 
by admin | Sep 19, 2022 | SCI Heroes
I was Mt. Biking with friends up in Vermont after work. We were cutting down a hill at the very end of run, and my front wheel sunk in some soft dirt. I went over the handlebars and did a somersault. Broke my neck. Stood straight up. And fell to the ground. I waited... 
by admin | Sep 21, 2022 | SCI Heroes
I am a C5 C6 quadriplegic who had a car accident when I was 16 in 1989 in Virginia. Through the many years of living as a quadriplegic I have had ebbs and flows. I met my husband while living in Florida and we moved to Fresno, California. In 2012 I lost my husband who... 
by admin | Sep 17, 2022 | SCI Heroes
I had a car accident May 6th,2017, early in the morning on my way to work. Another car was going to hit me, so I swerved and hit a concrete median while merging on to the freeway. I flipped 3 times, and then another car hit me and threw me a mile away. I broke... 
by admin | Sep 17, 2022 | SCI Heroes
On December 23, 2015, our five-year-old daughter, Eden, collapsed on the ground after doing a backbend on our living room floor. Within 30 minutes, she was paralyzed from the waist down. She was rushed by helicopter from our local hospital to the PICU where she was... 
by admin | Sep 17, 2022 | SCI Heroes
On March 13, 2021, I was skiing with some friends in Vermont. While I do not recall the day itself, I was told that I had a very bad fall. I woke up in a hospital in New Hampshire, paralyzed from the neck down and attached to a ventilator. I was told that I damage my... 
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | SCI Heroes
I was in a car accident the summer going into my junior year of high school. I was with 4 friends. We made the poor choice of throwing water bottles at other cars, which caused one car to chase us for 2 miles on back country roads. The chase ended with us crashing... 
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | SCI Heroes
hey, i’m rob This part of my story starts in 2015. That year was a shaping up to be a breakout year for my business and me. My business, a boutique creative agency, was on track to grow by 12% annually and double-digits for the third year in a row. I had proven that I... 
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | SCI Heroes
On June 1st, 2013, when Casey was only 26 years old, he had an accident at Jones Beach that forever changed his life. After diving into the ocean, he fractured his C4 – C6 vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Face down in the water and unable to move,... 
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | SCI Heroes
38 years old father of two young children, PARALYZED. This fund is set up for Mike’s family during a time of incredible heartache, to help them navigate a long road of recovery and treatment. This fund will help with medical expenses, home care, childcare and...