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KIDS IN ACTION: Stuff and Thingamajigs

by Kathleen M. Muldoon

All my life I’ve lived in small places- efficiency apartments, furnished rooms and, now, a small house that I share with a roommate. That’s probably a good thing, because if I had a large home to myself every room would be filled with stuff. There are so many things I wish I could collect-dolls, teddy bears, and angel statues, to name a few. But my small living quarters have forced me to limit my collection to that of cat postcards, which I can keep in albums on my book shelf.

I used to work for a psychologist who [...]

United Spinal Association presents WOMEN’S HEALTH

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Special Considerations for Women with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders

The pamphlet on the previous page has been designed to help women members maintain good health, both by themselves and with their primary care physicians. You can remove the trifold pamphlet along the perforations and keep it handy as a well-being checklist. You can also share it with your doctor to educate him or her on the health care needs of women with SCI/D.

If you would like single copies of this pamphlet, you may request them by contacting Denise Zayas at 800404-2898, ext. 278, or by e-mailing her at [...]

SPORTS ROUNDUP: May 2006

By Jennifer M. Rodriguez and Tom Scott

Jr. Net Dylan Levine was named MVP.

United Spinal Jr. Nets Win Championship

For the second consecutive year, the United Spinal Junior Nets wheelchair basketball team is National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Prep League National

Champions and 13-year-old Dylan Levine from Paramus, New Jersey, won the Most Valuable Player Award. The team defended their title at this year’s National Jr. Prep Championships at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center in Peoria, Illinois. The team, comprised of youths ages 14 and under, is co-sponsored by United Spinal Association and the New Jersey Nets. The tournament [...]