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Every day we push ourselves and our patients to reach their goals.
"You're going to get married, Heather, and you are going to walk down that aisle."
Brian Propp has been skating since he was a little boy growing up in Saskatchewan, Canada, and skated in many of the world’s biggest arenas over his 15 years in the National Hockey League, but it was his skating on the 3rd floor at Magee that would propel him to recovery from a stroke in Fall 2015.
Zach's moto: 'Can't stop. Won't stop.'
“My injury changed my life, but that doesn’t mean I stop living.”
At a recent visit to his neurosurgeon, Bobby proudly describes how his doctor had to do a double-take to confirm he had the right patient when he saw Bobby talking, walking, and smiling.
“It’s sort of like a fraternity. You’re a family member,” Ron says. “I look forward to coming back and helping someone with my story.”
“Each day there’s something little that’s new in my healing, which I recognize, and it adds up."
When he’s not practicing law, Tony likes staying active. He ran the 10-mile Broad Street Run just a year after his traumatic brain injury and almost every year since.
After her spinal cord injury, there were days when Michelle Konkoly wondered if she would ever stand again. Just five years later, she stood on top of the podium at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Magee awarded Darren a scholarship to its Health and Wellness Center, thanks to funding through a Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Project Grant.
“I fell in love with OT while I was at Magee because it’s all about engaging in what we enjoy and what’s meaningful to us,” Siona says. “For therapists, nothing is impossible.”
Rachel Hall was struck by a car while on her bike just one week before her graduation from Temple University. One year later, she walked across the stage to accept her diploma.
“The fight for a better life is never over for people with a disability like a spinal cord injury,” Lenny says.
“I wanted to give back what was given to me during that year of rehab: comfort, a sense of belonging.”
Living with MS and arthritis, Barbara came to Magee for Rehab.
Zach Slane had an extraordinary year in 2014. After two liver transplants and five months in two Philadelphia hospitals, Zach needed rehabilitation. He had to relearn how to sit, stand, walk, and take care of his basic daily needs.
A mere 10 days before starting college, Andrew suffered a broken neck while swimming.
AJ Nanayakkara suffered a spinal cord injury in 1994 that left him with quadriplegia and a poor outlook on life. After learning about Magee's quad rugby team, AJ realized life, though different, can go on.
Most people don’t remember the immediate moments of a life-changing injury. At best, many describe a blur with snapshots of scenes and sounds. But for people who have sustained this type of injury, one thing remains etched on their memory: the date.
As a musician, Ernie Hargust’s art always took him on the road. A talented singer-songwriter, he traveled all over the East Coast performing for packed crowds. In fact, he was on the way to a gig when he was in an auto accident that changed his life forever. He survived the crash, but sustained a C4 spinal cord injury.
Before her car accident, Jacqueline Gilbert was a member of the Military Police in the Army National Guard. You would expect a traumatic brain injury to impact her military career. And it did; now, she’s been promoted to sergeant.
Steve was at home watching a movie when things got… weird.
“About a third into the film, I noticed that the audio level from the soundtrack was starting to irritate me. It wasn’t much after this that my head started to feel as if I was about to faint..."
Ather Sharif was on his way to becoming a software engineer, when a car accident changed his life forever. He survived the crash, but now has tetraplegia. Ather has not let this hold him back one bit.
Marilyn was an avid ballroom dancer, but began experiencing severe pain in her hips. After a double hip replacement, Marilyn, 61, used her fierce determination to work her way back to the dance floor.
It was a trip that everything changed. While vacationing in Jamaica in July 2014, an accident on a water slide caused a fracture in Suria’s C6 and C7 vertebrae. She was helicoptered back to Philadelphia for surgery and arrived at Magee a few weeks later, paralyzed from the chest down.
When you ask James Phillips to name his favorite musician, he pauses for quite a while, mentally ranking and re-ranking Miles Davis, John Coltrain, Grover Washington, Jr., and a host of other jazz greats. But that’s one of the few times you’ll find James, who survived a stroke in 2006, at a loss for words.
After paralysis from Guilan-Barre Syndrome, David Phillips found strength in Art Therapy.
After a rare stroke to his spinal cord, teen Derrick Redcay arrived at Magee on a ventilator, just weeks shy of his high school graduation.
The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.
These days Dr. James Isenberg is a familiar face at Magee Rehabilitation. The mathematician and college professor is often seen motoring down the hall in a power wheelchair with his signature Boston Red Sox hat.