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...fact remains that Reeve is again moving and feeling--if slightly--making his the first known case in which a so-called C-2 quad has regained so much function so long after injury. And that's big news. Reeve's book describing his improvement, Nothing Is Impossible (Random House), will be published this week. On Wednesday at 10 p.m. E.T., ABC will air a documentary directed by his 22-year-old son Matthew, showing a day in Reeve's life. "I may be an isolated case," Reeve says. "But that shows we no longer know the limits of recovery...
...upright and bear weight; workouts to strengthen his neck and shoulders; treadmill training in which he was suspended over a rolling belt to get his legs moving in a rough gait. But while the regimen kept his muscle mass--and his spirits--up, it had no real effect on function, until one day in September...
...most promising new therapies is a compound called Fampridine-SR (4-AP), now beginning final phases of testing in human patients. If okayed by the Food and Drug Administration, 4-AP will become the first available treatment that can actually restore function in those with spinal-cord injuries; as many as 30% of test subjects who have taken the nerve enhancer have experienced improved movement and feeling in their limbs. Meanwhile, dozens of other compounds, including various nerve-growth factors, have restored muscle activity in paralyzed animals...
Sept. 11 would have happened sooner or later. We should be grateful that it came before our adversaries had nuclear weapons with which to attack us. War cannot be outlawed; like law, war is a function of the state, which was created to establish law and make war. Like death, war will come when it will come. But we can perhaps choose which kind of war to fight, deflecting the most terrible and accepting the most burdensome if this is necessary to protect us, our allies and our way of living...
...hearing also had a surprise special guest: Principal Deputy Solicitor General Paul Clement, a conservative and relatively young lawyer who took over arguments for the government's side. His presence was a clue as to where the Department of Justice thinks this is all heading, given that the primary function of the Solicitor General's office is to argue the government's cases before the Supreme Court...