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Kentucky Member Cindy Norton: Racing to Help the SCI Community

Cindy Norton, right, works with IndyCar team owner, Sam Schmidt, center, to organize “Day at the Races” events for his foundation.

Back in 1997 Cindy Norton was happily working as a dental hygienist in rural Kentucky, and spinal cord injury was probably the last thing on her mind. That all changed on a hot July day when her son Chuck’s best friend, Michael Brent, was injured in a freak rollover car crash … [Read more...]

Man Caves

Image of Stanchina's finished workshop

 As soon as C. John Stanchina got married and moved into his wife's house, his longing began. It wasn't the bachelor lifestyle he missed, or even the bachelor pad, as much as having one room that was all his own. One room where he could do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted: … [Read more...]

Cruising With The Pouloses

A cruise ship passing through the Panama Canal.

Helen and William Poulos, a retired couple from Bartlett, Ill., took their first wheelchair-accessible cruise back in 2007. Looking back, Helen admits they were a little nervous. “We traveled independently before Bill became so very disabled,” she says. Bill, an Army … [Read more...]