Gabe started the band, called Treading North, two years ago, as a way to get back into the music world he thought he'd lost forever when he found out he could no longer play piano. The band has played everywhere from Gabe's family's church to the Fine Line and the Cabooze.
"It feels really good to be doing music again," says Gabe. "Because for the last four years, I didn't know what I was doing."
He has also started writing fiction. In one of his stories, Gabe wakes up in his apartment and has miraculously regained the use of his body. He goes through his morning routine uninhibited by his chair. He brushes his teeth, eats breakfast, and takes a shower. While doing these things, Gabe explains in vivid detail everything he feels.
That's as far he's written, he says. "I haven't decided where I'm gonna go from there."
Maybe the bill that's introduced should require medical suppliers to pay an additional tax towards stem cell funding. But the catch is - who's going to get the injections? There have been thousands who've flown to China and Germany to recieve something we don't offer and have
had great results. The state government can fund something for a potential or partial cure or continue paying to medicate one for life.
Thank you for advocating for research. This is an area where the market works against research. The medical and pharmaceutical supply companies make tons of money selling supplies such as catheters, prescriptions for infections, special mattresses and cushions, all paid for at inflated prices by insurance, much of it from Medicaid, since that is the only place many disabled people can get insurance. These companies are not likely to pay for research that would eliminate this source of income. If the government can fund research to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, that is an investment that will pay huge dividends to disabled individuals, their families, and the taxpayer.
I will contact my legislators in support of Sen. Hayden's bill.
those lazy ass scientists would rather cure erectile dysfuntion instead of spinal cord injury. I hope their kids get paralysed, then maybe they'll try harder.
@angulo80 Its actually the market that drives the research into erectile dysfunction and all the 'me too' drugs out there.... its where the money is. The market does not adequately serve us. Alternately there are a number of widely used drugs by the sci community that a curative therapy would eliminate...another non-motivator in the marketplace. Hence, our request for gov't investment.
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@angulo80 wow, one comment on here and it is completely full of spite for people doing some actual good. Feel proud.
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