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A graphic reads Mobility Matters with a Help Hope Live logo in the lower right corner. The text is framed with a golden and orange sunbeam graphic.
Trending News | 5.1.26

Mobility Month Is Here!

May is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate Mobility Awareness Month! In this post, we’ll share some interesting statistics about mobility and disability and give you some options for further reading to join us in our celebrations.

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Lauren Shevchek is seated in her manual wheelchair with shoulder-length blonde hair.

‘Life is about the journey’: Lauren Shevchek, Project Walk New Jersey, and Help Hope Live

We’re grateful to our friends at Project Walk New Jersey and Lauren Shevcheck & family for participating in coverage about the 10th anniversary of Project Walk New Jersey. The organization offers one-on-one physical training and ways to strengthen muscles and move differently.

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Voices of Hope | 3.24.26

Turning Help & Hope into Progress: Drew Boniface

Drew faced a long road to re-establishing his athleticism, strength, and independence while living with quadriplegia. In less than 1 year, their community raised over $140,000 for Help Hope Live in Drew’s honor.

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Uniting to Fight Paralysis – and Playing a Little Rugby

We attended the Unite 2 Fight Paralysis 20th annual conference and participated in the 2026 Rugby Rave.

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‘Help Hope Live’ helped this couple after a major health crisis: Shawna & Jason Ellefson

We’re grateful to the team at CBS GoodDay Sacramento for interviewing our client Jason Ellefson and his wife, Shawna, about how they’ve built resilience, community, and hope following a life-changing medical event.

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Using dark humor and a large TikTok following to educate on life with a disability: Rebecca Koltun

Living with paralysis from the neck down since a 2021 accident, our client Rebecca Koltun is skilled at converting pain to meaning, humor, and art.

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Summit Rallies Around Teen Paralyzed After Rare Surfing Injury

18-year-old Jonathan Liang is one of only 80 documented cases worldwide of paralyzing surfer’s myelopathy.

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63-year-old Lynn Knutson.

Grandma Has Freak Accident While Taking Groceries to Woman’s Car. It’s Taking Her Years to Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury

Lynn Knutson is fighting for her health and well-being following a shocking traumatic brain injury. Her story has gained international attention in the news.

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A photo of Cynthia Noonan seated in a power chair with her labrador service dog. The graphic reads Ambassador Story.
Voices of Hope | 9.26.25

Determination, Community Support, and Hope: Cynthia’s Story

Following sudden quadriplegia in 2007, Cynthia Noonan raised funds with Help Hope Live and became a client Ambassador.

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Kate Kosaka after her spinal cord injury in a hospital smiling with a ventilator tube seated in a wheelchair.
Voices of Hope | 9.25.25

Dark Valleys, Strong Faith, and Life with Paralysis at Age 60

Kate Kongkwan Kosaka became paralyzed from the neck down in 2024 after a fall while walking her dogs. This is her story.

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