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Dan Walker prior to his spinal cord injury on NBC 10.

Man left paralyzed after attack at NJ bar – community rallies behind recovery fund

The community is rallying to help 30-year-old Dan Walker to continue his dedicated rehabilitation after a February 2025 spinal cord injury.

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Kelley Brooks Simoneaux aka The Pushy Lawyer in Washington D.C. in her manual wheelchair.

Why Hope Travels Matters with Kelley Brooks Simoneaux

Learn how Kelley rediscovered community and recreation after a spinal cord injury – and how she’s spreading Hope Travels in 2025.

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From the Wheel With It podcast, photo of Sonny Mullen, Director of Outreach for Help Hope Live. Text reads Helping People with Disabilities Fundraise Despite Medicaid Restrictions.

Help Hope Live on the Wheel With It Podcast

Director of Outreach Sonny Mullen is interviewed on the Wheel With it podcast with host Devon Wieters.

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Yannick Benjamin grins from his manual wheelchair.

My Restaurant Was Named One of New York City’s Best. Here’s Why It Closed.

For people like Yannick, pursuing a creative career means giving up the security of health care coverage and financial stability.

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20-year-old Jack Weeks is seated in his power chair speaking with a standing friend at home.

Gorham man, paralyzed at 16, finds peace and hope in each small win

Four years after a life-changing spinal cord injury, Jack Weeks gains strength with his community behind him.

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Janice Jackson receives a medal from President Barrack Obama.

‘Everything’s been taken away’: Woman fights to remove age restriction for disabilities benefits

Janice Jackson faces dire impact on the benefits she relies on as she turns 65 this month.

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Lyena Strelkoff performs her one-woman play Caterpillar Soup in her wheelchair.

Lyena Strelkoff: 20 Years After the Fall

“The audiences responses were a kind of medicine…it made what I was going through worth it.”

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Frisco community raises nearly $20,000 for mom recently paralyzed in a fall

Norma Hernandez Aguirre “They unified for me, and that was beautiful to watch.” In October, a pickleball fundraiser raised almost $20,000 in honor of Norma Aguirre, a mother recovering from […]

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Voices of Hope | 10.7.24

Hope in Many Forms: Life After SCI and Team Ernie

One parent’s journey four years after her son experienced a life-altering spinal cord injury.

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After a spinal cord injury, Jena Cavanagh sits in a manual wheelchair.
Voices of Hope | 10.4.24

Life Before and After a Spinal Cord Injury: Jena’s Story

“The support of the community is really important, and that is something Help Hope Live provides for all who need it.”

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