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...hero lives in a trailer in a junkyard in Austin, Texas. He's involved in an "abbusive" relationship with his 62-year-old, wheelchair-using "granfather," who may be the meanest man in the world as well as being an extraterrestrial. Walter is charged with caring for the "gristtly old basterd." They share their encampment with 14 junkyard dogs, to which they feed only vegetables: "Granfather thinks it makes them lean & mean ... What it does do is make them skinny with patchy bald spots and crap a lot. Tomatos are a real problem...
...wheelchair itself terrified him. "When I was first put into it, for some reason I panicked. I was sitting back in this chair, and I felt, 'I can't be here. I can't do this. Get me out. I can't. I don't trust it.' My arms were strapped down, the way they are now. A seat belt was put on me. My legs were strapped onto foot pedals. It was like being put in an electric chair...
...began the effort to ease the fears of liberals about the bill, saying that if Clinton is re-elected, "we will have an opportunity to fix" provisions, such as the ban on benefits to immigrants. The convention opens with prime-time speeches from actor Christopher Reeve, confined to a wheelchair because of an equestrian accident, and gun-control advocate Sarah Brady, whose husband was shot during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. Clinton enters with a slight lead on GOP challenger Bob Dole. According to an ABC News tracking poll released Sunday, among likely voters, Clinton leads Dole...
Much remains to be done before paraplegics can think about rising out of their wheelchair. Most spinal injuries in people occur when the cord is crushed, not severed, so it's not yet clear how this advance could be applied to them. What is important, however, is that Dr. Cheng and his colleagues have demonstrated that there are no fundamental biological barriers to repairing damaged spinal cords. And that's a big step forward...
...Wheelchair basketball for 20 minutes...