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Since then, Israel has been on the lam, even after the authorities took his girlfriend, Debra Ryan, into custody for abetting the escape. Given Israel’s long history of medical problems (he was scheduled to undergo spinal surgery only days after his disappearance), it seems unlikely that he can evade the law for long. But then again, the most wanted man in the world is a six-foot-six-inch father of 24 who is rumored to be on dialysis, so perhaps this is going to take a while...
...heavy object and fell down. I woke up two days later at Birchenough Bridge hospital." Moyo's wife Tendai, 37, had found him bleeding and unconscious in the road and taken him to hospital on an oxcart. Both his legs and his back were broken, and his spinal cord was partly severed; he is now paralyzed below the waist. Local observers have little doubt that pro-government militias are to blame. "Moyo is a well-known MDC activist, a strong organizer, very popular," says a neighbor, Simon. "They knew that crippling him would also cripple...
...month-old toddler. I took a nap with my 5-year-old cousin. When we woke up, she was fine, but I had a fever, was in terrific pain and could not walk. After rushing me to the hospital and seeing me go through two spinal taps, my parents heard the dreaded diagnosis: polio. I had paralysis in both legs, my back, right arm, diaphragm and lungs. I spent the next four months in the hospital until I was miraculously able to breathe on my own again. Ahead were years of back and leg braces, more than a dozen major...
...your article on the rise of C-sections in Asia [March 31]. The article conveyed well the life philosophy that lies behind the process of natural birth. However, I do object to the image of "stupefied" or "groggy" patients on the operating table. Cesareans are normally done under spinal anesthetic - the woman is fully awake and numb from the lower ribs to the toes. The woman is aware of what's happening and very much "there" when her baby is born. Still, many hospitals in Asia do administer general anesthetic rather than this more targeted version, which...
Former Dispatch member Brad Corrigan performed in a crowded Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub last night, in a set interspersed with testimonies from victims of spinal cord injuries. Corrigan—along with the two other members of his new “solo-act” band, Braddigan—performed for Harvard Concert Commission’s (HCC) “Rock for a Reason.” In addition to playing a mix of Braddigan and Dispatch songs, the group aimed to increase awareness about spinal cord injuries. “I want to draw...