check out the video from Scott Chesney.
____________________________________ From: peter.wilderot...@christopherreeve.org To: aca...@aol.com Sent: 6/29/2009 7:16:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: You can help find the cure for paralysis _Click to view as a web page._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9oLCLONtHcLHJ0J&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=8nJALLMpFcJLI2K&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=bgLGIUNBLfISKcJ&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) Watch Scott Chesney’s video. Dear Rosalie, I am going to live my life to the fullest. This is the mantra of Scott Chesney. Scott woke up one morning at the age of 15, paralyzed from a sudden spinal stroke. Today he is a successful business owner, husband, father, and, I am proud to say, a Reeve Foundation Ambassador. _Take a moment to watch the video he made for you about who he wants you to see when you look at him in his wheelchair._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gvKQK9PVJlIULiK&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) "I've been waking up for the last 24 years, everyday, to a waiting wheelchair," he told me. "And I have the power to choose. I choose to transfer into that wheelchair and begin my day." Courageous people living with paralysis, like Scott, are why we launched the _Campaign to Cure Paralysis_ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9eLCLONtHeLHJYJ&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) . Our goal is to bring people like you together with the unified purpose of finding cures for the 5.6 million people living with paralysis. I believe cures are within our reach. There have been many promising developments in just the last 6 months. The Foundation and our cause have been in the forefront of the news: * Recalling the contributions of both Christopher and Dana, President Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research. * Matthew Reeve was in the room at the White House as the President quoted his father at the signing of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act -- promoting collaborative research, rehabilitation and quality of life initiatives for millions of Americans living with paralysis and spinal cord injuries. * The release of the results from our paralysis population survey show nearly 1 in 50 people in the U.S. are living with paralysis – nearly 33% more people than previously reported -- with over 1.2 million people living with a spinal cord injury. And the Reeve Foundation is just starting its first clinical trial for a drug called riluzole -- a neuroprotective agent that may limit the damage in the early hours after a spinal cord injury. _Please help us have the resources to keep the momentum going by making your tax-deductible gift today._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=chJILXOFJhKOL8I&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) If you ask Scott if he wants to walk again, he'll say, "Absolutely!" If you ask him if he has to walk again he'll say, "No. I know my life is far greater than the use of my legs." For people living with paralysis it is their quality of life that is so important. Being able to be the best fathers and mothers they can be ... being the best husbands and wives ... being the best provider ... the best friend. All of these "titles" we hold in life still apply to someone living with paralysis. The Foundation is dedicated to helping people live their lives to the fullest. And really, this is what the Reeve Foundation is all about -- Today's Care. Tomorrow's Cure. Finding treatments and cures that allow people like Scott to regain function and pursue their dreams. I hope I can count on you to do all you can to help find cures and fulfill the goal Christopher Reeve set for the Foundation. _Please make your gift of any size today._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fkLOI6PRIkJVJiL&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) _Forward to a friend._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gvKQK9PVJkIULjK&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) Yours truly, Peter T. Wilderotter President and CEO PS: _Take a moment to watch Reeve Foundation Ambassador Scott Chesney's video._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9oICJOMtGeIKL1J&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) You can't help but be inspired by his courage and spirit. _Then help us find cures and treatments for the 5.6 million people living with paralysis by making your tax-deductible gift today._ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=crKIJXOFIhLRIbI&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fkIOK6PRLkKYKlL&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) _Remove yourself from this mailing_ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=8dJALLMpFgJLIYK&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) . _Remove yourself from all mailings from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation_ (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=bqLGIUNBLjISK8J&s=ilLYJ9MTJiKRK7NTJuG&m=koIMJPMwFlLYH) . **************It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place where pets rule! (http://www.pawnation.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000008)
