Gordon, had he been injured today instead of 1940, would’ve had these extreme sorts burying their eyes. Even so, the things he survived as a quadriplegic still astonish. He just wasn’t getting as much air as these pros. Happy Holidays everyone, and if you get a chance, please check out Wheeling the Deal: the Outrageous [...]
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So, wheelchairs are for wusses, eh? During these holidays, please take stock of wrong assumptions and never look at someone disabled the same way again. They need your respect, not your pity. By watching this high-flying video, you can see that fate can knock a kid off his or her legs, but it can’t remove the wind from their adrenaline, their courage or their imagination. Could Timmy Tim handle this? As my uncle would say, “You betcha!”
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Family matters · Hollywood · Outrageous Legends · Pure Inspiration · Quadriplegia · paralysis
Welcome to the future today
December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
ROME – A group of European scientists say they have successfully connected a robotic hand to a man who had lost an arm, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial hand and control it with his thoughts. Story link I can only imagine how fast my uncle, Gordon Zahler, would’ve signed up for this [...]
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If good cheer and comraderie turns to subtle family hostility this Thanksgiving holiday, those young-ins who pledge to do things differently when they’re running the holiday show may find themselves programmed to be act just like those they swore they would never imitate. Blame the brain. And have a marvelous Thanksgiving with an emphasis on the giving.
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments
From a fascinating MSBNC column that most of us can relate to as we gorge and celebrate each other. ” … Suppose, thanks to the presence of a new love’s fresh eyes, you are struck by how often your mom criticizes your dad’s disintegrating hearing, and how he nitpicks at the way she loads the [...]
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