October Newsletter 2011
Look at what we’ve been up to this past summer!! OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH (6-10pm) : Rise Up Gallery will be showcasing art at the City Hall Rotunda Gallery in Jersey City for the entire month of December and Thursday, December 8th will be the opening night reception! Come mingle, check out our vibrant…
Indianapolis 5K Canal Walk – Sunday May 22nd
Do you have plans for Sunday May 22nd? Rise Up To Cure Paralysis is partnering with Walking for Dreams to host a 5K Walk (Family & Pet Friendly) along the Canal in Downtown Indianapolis! It would be great to catch up, go for a stroll, have a beer on the patio of Buggs Temple, and…
3/29/2011 – RUTCP Launch Party NYC
Rise Up To Cure Paralysis will be holding our NYC launch party at the Brooklyn Winery on Wednesday April 6th @ 6:30! Come celebrate this fantastic event with Food & Wine! Art, Vacations, and Spa Packages being auctioned! Discussion Panel featuring Dr. Wise Young and Brooklyn’s own Damon Rozier keepin it lively! Participants in the…
3/13/2011 – NCAA Tourney Charity Pool
Rise Up To Cure Paralysis March Madness Pool Complete Bracket by 11:00am EST Thursday, March 17th Hello Everybody- It’s time for March Madness – and time for the 2nd Annual Rise Up To Cure Paralysis March Madness pool! You may, at this moment, be asking yourself several questions… 1) Who are you and why are…
12/17/2010 – Non-Profit Launch
Thank you to everyone who has been keeping tabs on me! 2010 has been filled with advancements and achievements! First off, I have officially started a 501c3 non-profit organization called Rise Up To Cure Paralysis! Check out the new website! RUTCP was born from all the amazing support I encountered from the wonderfully generous people…
2/24/2010 – Clinical Trial
Hey People! Here’s another long overdue update! Honestly I’d update the blog more often, but I like to wait until there is significant news to share and not bore you with my day to day. Thankfully, I do have some exciting news! Quick recap: In October 2009 we had two awesome and successful fundraisers in…
9/13/2009 – One Year Anniversary
OK people, think “Indian Summer”! I would definitely enjoy a few more weeks of warm weather, trips to the beach, concerts in the park, dinners on the patio, and other outdoor excursions. It seems like an “about face” from my years in Colorado where we all yearned for the snow to start falling in October…
5/16/2009 – Back in NYC
Happy Spring Everybody! Sorry to have fallen off for a few months. I’ve just been getting my life settled back in NYC. Hmmmmmm, where do I start? Mid January, Rosaleen and I moved to Jersey City, right on the Hudson River. The apartment is great for my accessibility needs (ie. open layout, with large bathroom…
1/4/2009 – Outpatient Therapy in ATL
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry for the delayed update. I don’t have any excuse aside from being busy and a little procrastination. I’ve actually started this update several times but the words I wrote never seemed to come correct. Thank you to everyone for their continued support, the letters, emails, phone calls and visits, they really…
11/1/2008 – I Like These Odds
3 Percent. One in every 33. After probing my doctors this week about a complete C6 vertebrae injury, these are the statistics that I was given for probability of a full recovery (i.e. walking upright).11 Percent. One in every nine. This is the statistic for patients with complete C6 vertebrae injuries regaining sensation in parts…