Family and friends of Ian Burkhart are raising money to pay for uninsured medical expenses associated with his spinal cord injury that rendered him a quadriplegic.
What does your donation do to help Ian?
Money contributed to this fund has been used for: Purchasing a wheelchair accessible van that Ian can now drive, a wheelchair for traveling out of town, a portable ramp to go over to friends houses, daily medical expenses that insurance does not cover, a vertical lift for the house to allow Ian to go upstairs and spend time with his family, outpatient therapy appointments once the insurance approved visits expire, and other things to help Ian “get back on his feet” and be as independent as any other early twenty year old is.
Updates (6)
September 22, 2016
I'm currently fundraising for a trip to Chicago at the beginning of November for a conference of spinal cord injury professionals. While there I hope to share my story and inspire other professionals working to helping people like myself with spinal cord injuries.
For more information about the conference: http://www.acrm.org/acrm-communities/spinal-cord-injury/
April 18, 2016
Research Study Update:
After over a year and a half of not being able to share our work, the paper, Restoringcortical control of functional movement in a human with quadriplegia, has been posted to Nature! We have done some amazing publicity and you can find the latest retweeted on my Twitter or some highlights here:
TELEVISION
ABC World News Now (National) at 6 pm on 4/13 & 3:30 am on 4/13: http://bit.ly/1VrAAtX
America This Morning (National) at 4 am on 4/14: http://bit.ly/1WtpjIE
NBC Nightly News (National) at 6:30 pm on 4/13: http://bit.ly/1RVKSj2
CBS Overnight News (National) at 3:30 am on 4/14
CBS Evening News (National) at 6:30 pm on 4/13: http://bit.ly/1Q9g3Sk
CBS This Morning (National) at 8 am on 4/14: http://bit.ly/22xCCHC
CNN International at 1:30 am & 3:30 am on 4/13: http://bit.ly/22wu2J9
PBS News Hour (National) at 6 pm on 4/13: http://bit.ly/1Yv2VwY
ONLINE
MSN: http://bit.ly/1Shypby
The New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1Yvb0Sm
Wall Street Journal Online: http://on.wsj.com/20CqVzP
ABC News Online: http://abcn.ws/1RVSLVD
Los Angeles Times Online: http://lat.ms/1SNTwwp
BBC: http://bbc.in/1Yvb9Fr
Reuters: http://reut.rs/262Y6AG
CNET: http://cnet.co/22wBGmP
Washington Post Online: http://wapo.st/1ScikAN
USA Today Online: http://usat.ly/1XxkHiR
RADIO
NPR (National) at 11:30 pm on 4/13: http://bit.ly/1Wtn1sS
WJR 760am (Detroit) on 4/14: http://wjr.com/frankbeckman
The New York Times (National) on 4/14
The Wallstreet Journal (National) on 4/14
Washington post (National) on 4/14
Toronto Star (Canada) on 4/14
Daily Mail (London) on 4/14
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Guestbook
August 30, 2024
Hi Ian,
Your openness to me to discuss the hardest times of your life is invaluable. Understand that these moments are what make you beautiful, unique, and millions ahead of you - patients, researchers, doctors - will stand on your shoulders. I appreciate you giving time towards my book. Please accept this donation for your time and efforts. I look forward to connecting with you in Chicago.
Quinn Schroeder
April 28, 2024
Ian - Your wonderful aunt and uncle (Debbie and Tom Comer) shared your story with me. They are so proud of you.
Liz Meyers
LIZ MEYERS
November 30, 2022
So proud of you, honored to be your mother
Terre Burkhart
