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Pictures
and Voices from 2006 - Working 2 Walk in Washington
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Special
thanks to the Christopher Reeve Foundation for their continued fight
against paralysis and Unite to Fight for making this weekend
possible.
This
unforgettable weekend was filled with meeting the top scientists in
the field as well as a
remarkable group of survivors and their families!
Sabrina
Cohen
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I had a great time in DC, what an incredible experience.
You
guys have made a lobbyist and advocate out of me!
Kelly
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It was truly a wonderful event and an absolutely beautiful day!
The real stars of the rally were not the politicians though, no, it
was definitely Noah Smith, Jesse Billauer (from Rolling On?, you
know, the surfer dude), Brooke Ellison (who announced that she is
running for a seat in the state legislature in NY), Dr. Wise Young,
Professor X, and of course, the stunningly beautiful Bethany.
Rick
Gilbert
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May
2, 2006 was a green and lovely early Spring day in Washington,
DC. It was the third day of a rally put on by Working 2 Walk
and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Now as we waited for the
speakers, it occurred to me that everyone around me, in this
glittering sea of wheelchairs, family and friends, all were
activists.
We do not
stick our finger in the ocean; we are in the ocean: we are the
ocean. Every move creates ripples. Every action we take—or
do not take—affects everything.
(The
irrepressible) Don Reed
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Today
was rally day, followed by a train of chairs and ab's headed over
to speak our truth to the congress. Inside one of the senate
office buildings, walking down a long marble hallway, I had a
vision of a hundred chairs filling the thing up and making it
impossible for all those self-important suits to step around us.
Unless the cure is done by next spring, make it your
business to come here and demand it. Squeaky wheel,
etc.--but it's also massively fun and kind of mind-boggling.
Kate
Willette
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The
symposium was a perfect balance of information regarding what has
been done, what is currently being researched, and what there is
potential to be in the future of SCI.
The knowledge and passion shared by everyone involved
including the doctors, researchers, advocates, the individuals
with SCI and their family and friends made the day a perfect and
inspiring start for the rally.
Lindsay
Huisman
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Being
in DC and meeting everyone was a powerful, mind-bending
experience.
We are a community of truly amazing people and I am honored to
have met
those of you who were there.
Bruce Hanson
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Well,
I never will forget last year but this year will forever be etched
in my memory as well. Everything was so beautifully executed and so
professionally done but what will remain with me throughout the
years will be the people who were there. These growing families of
advocates are the most inspirational people I have ever known.
Chuck
Southard |
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We as
a population can not sit and wait. We must meet the scientists half
way, in our personal rehab and as advocates. To sit around only
stagnates our own frustration. As a proactive population, change
will be generated at a much faster pace. In short, we must bear the
brunt of the load. Every person capable of advocacy must do their
part, if we want results sooner than later. Talk is cheap, action is
the drawing power.
Bob
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