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<H1>"Living With Spinal Cord Injuries"</H1>
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<h1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">Living With A Spinal Cord Injury</FONT></h1>
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<h5><p><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">In recent years spinal cord injuries have been in the media
due to highly publicized injuries, such as actor Christopher Reeve, football
players Dennis Byrd and Mike Utley, and Chinese gymnast Sang Lan injured in
the Goodwill Games.
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<p><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">Spinal cord injuries are a devastating condition that afflicts
from 10,000 - 20, 000 Americans annually. These individuals, mostly young men
and women 16-30 years old, remain paralyzed for the rest of their lives, require
continuous medical treatment and are mostly dependent on others. The cost of this
care is high and the loss of productive income is enormous.
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<p><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">They�re approximately 200,000 individuals in the United States who have
spinal cord injuries. Most of these people are injured in auto and sports accidents,
falls, and industrial mishaps. An estimated 60 percent of these individuals are
30 years old or younger, and the majority of them are men.
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<p><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">If you or someone you know has just suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI),
you will have many concerns and questions about the injury and how it will affect
your life. By nature, an SCI has a very sudden impact on an individual, physically
as well as emotionally and socially. It is crucial to remember that many other people
have experienced SCIs and have continued to lead happy and productive lives.
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<p><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA,SANS SERIF">It's my hope that through this web site, you'll gain the information needed to
achieve a happy and productive life.
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