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Here are some links to stories you might find interesting. As time permits, other links that are intended to educate about the realities of being a wheelchair user or having a mobility will be addedd here. If you only have 2 minutes to spare, read Ed Smith's article.

 

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This website is dedicated to everyone affected by spinal cord injury or disease, and to those who know what "walking is hard" really means.

 

Breast Cancer is Hard. Walking Isn't?

 
Inspired by the need to speak out about the slogan used to promote the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, this website provides alternate options to support breast cancer survivors, to be part of fundraising events, and learn about ways that you can also support people with walking disabilities.
 

 

 

 
Meet Michael Coady in this set of YOUTUBE videos. The videos follows his story from the first sign of recovery from a spinal cord injury, to walking again.
 
Writer Ed Smith of Newfoundland recounts an experience he and his wife had in a restaurant. The piece is called "Time to fight the good fight again" It's both enlightening and entertaining to read.
 
A story from the Toronto Star about a Toronto man who was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis.
 
Cody Unser, of the famed car racing family talks about her diagnoisis of Transverse Myelitis in a YOUTUBE video.
 
If you have interest in learning more about Transverse Myelitis and related conditions, an excellent resource is the Transverse Myelitis Association. There are personal accounts of diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and lots of advice.
 

Many breast cancer support sites are based in the U.S. Here's an excellent Canadian one.
www.rethinkbreastcancer.com
 
Below are links to a few stories written about the fundraising aspect of The Weekend to End Breast Cancer

Pink ribbon blues

CBC

 

The weekend to end modisty

The Metropolitan

 

Tougher charity rules debated

Volunteer Lawyers Website

 

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