Get your Superman Tag! Support the Christopher Reeves Paralysis Foundation.

Dana Reeve to be Featured on the Cover of Parade Magazine:

 

In her first print interview since the death of Christopher Reeve, Dana Reeve will appear in Parade Magazine on Sunday, May 1. The interview covers a wide range of topics, including life with and without Christopher, as well as some new efforts to support and promote the work of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.

 

New promotions include the publication of Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again, the first children's story ever written about Christopher Reeve and his heroic battle to overcome paralysis. The book includes a CD with nine original songs, including special performances by Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. To purchase, please visit www.DeweyDooIt.com.

 

Look out for Parade Magazine this weekend!

 

Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tags!

 

 

Also in Sunday’s Parade Magazine there will be the first mention of a new fundraising vehicle to help support the mission of the Foundation: The Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tag.

 

Christopher Reeve redefined courage and hope. His strength, determination, and compassion inspired the world. He is our hero. The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation is proud to introduce the Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tag. This special offer is your opportunity to pay personal tribute to Christopher Reeve's incredible legacy. By wearing the Superman Tag, you will help assure that Christopher's vision will Go Forward.

Each order comes with one 24-inch chain and one clip, along with two Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tags. So, the Superman Tags can be worn around the neck, or clipped onto gear, sports equipment, purses, or book bags. All proceeds from the sale of the Superman Tags go to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Please purchase the Superman Tag to show your support of Christopher Reeve's vision and the mission of his Foundation.

 

Click here to purchase your Superman Tags today.

Thank you for your continued support.

Get your Superman Tag! Support the Christopher Reeves Paralysis Foundation.

Dana Reeve to be Featured on the Cover of Parade Magazine:

 

In her first print interview since the death of Christopher Reeve, Dana Reeve will appear in Parade Magazine on Sunday, May 1. The interview covers a wide range of topics, including life with and without Christopher, as well as some new efforts to support and promote the work of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.

 

New promotions include the publication of Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again, the first children's story ever written about Christopher Reeve and his heroic battle to overcome paralysis. The book includes a CD with nine original songs, including special performances by Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. To purchase, please visit www.DeweyDooIt.com.

 

Look out for Parade Magazine this weekend!

 

Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tags!

 

Also in Sunday’s Parade Magazine there will be the first mention of a new fundraising vehicle to help support the mission of the Foundation: The Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tag.

 

Christopher Reeve redefined courage and hope. His strength, determination, and compassion inspired the world. He is our hero. The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation is proud to introduce the Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tag. This special offer is your opportunity to pay personal tribute to Christopher Reeve's incredible legacy. By wearing the Superman Tag, you will help assure that Christopher's vision will Go Forward.

Each order comes with one 24-inch chain and one clip, along with two Christopher Reeve Foundation Superman Tags. So, the Superman Tags can be worn around the neck, or clipped onto gear, sports equipment, purses, or book bags. All proceeds from the sale of the Superman Tags go to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Please purchase the Superman Tag to show your support of Christopher Reeve's vision and the mission of his Foundation.

 

Click here to purchase your Superman Tags today.

Thank you for your continued support.

Congratulations to Steve and Marie St. Marie on birth of son

I wanted to take this opportunity to offer congratulations toa childhood friend, Steve St. Marie, and his wife Marie on the birth of their new son, Vincent!  Knowing Steve, it will be interesting to see how this young boy grows up...  Chuckle... Steve and Marie, may your new family be a blessed!

-Mark

"For those who may not have heard, Marie gave birth to our son Vincent Chiu Faat St. Marie at 12:02am on Tuesday, April 12. It went well and both mother and son are doing fine."

Getting a Life, and Writing My Own Shit! [Chuckle]

I just received the comment below.  It is true, I borrowed the one comedic posting about Minnesota from an e-mail forward which I'm sure originated from onion.com, a very entertaining site!  I hope, and did not think, I had implied that I had written it, and I expect the comment was more goodhearted prodding than anything...

 

You did made me think know that I should update everyone on what is going on with me.

 

This past Friday I had to postpone the tendon transfer surgery because I came down with a cold and a slight upper respiratory infection on Thursday which may going under anesthesia for a few hours not a good idea.  It is now scheduled for next Wednesday, the 20th.

 

Today I was filing able to obtain a commitment from Balder USA that they would try to get my chair shipped out on Monday, since tomorrow wasn't overly realistic.  In the coming months I will be collaborating with them on implementing one of my designs for improved chest security bar which can be flipped out-of-the-way when not in use but provides additional security for a quadriplegic when standing in the chair, or when driving, without obstructing arm movements.  We will also be working on improving the knee bolster.  Provided Balder USA's owner and myself are able to come to an agreement, sometime by the end of May or early June I may begin representing Balder's unique, well-designed, feature intensive, wheelchairs in the Midwest.

 

The order for my 2005 Pontiac Montana minivan with a lowered floor was placed on April 5th.  Right now I'm just waiting for it to be shipped from Braun Entervan in Indiana to Cummings Mobility near me where some final fitting will be completed.  I hope to have van in my possession by sometime late next week or the following.  Then, sometime soon after I will need to deliver it to Cummings mobility, the local EMC hand controls dealer to have my high-tech hand controls console.  I'm told that could take another months to six weeks.  Hopefully it will be ready to go about the time I am healed up from my tendon transfers on my left arm in the mid to late June.

 

Based on that time, I'm scheduled to fly to Cleveland to continue working with the FES Center there sometime around the week of June 25 for free implant evaluation on my left arm, initial evaluations on my right arm, and possibly even implantation of a new experimental cuff electrode around the nerves that control the right shoulder, pectoral, and upper back muscles.

 

July 10-15th I will be flying up to Denver to participate in a weeklong summer intensive as class for my MBA (Masters in Business Administration) program at Regis University.  Most likely in late July I would then returned to Cleveland to have the left arm implant surgery, as well as testing on the electrodes in the right shoulder since they will have healed by the time. 

 

Mark

----Original Message-----
From: Anonymous [mailto:anonymous-comment@blogger.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:43 PM
Subject: [Mark's News, Thoughts, & Musings ] 4/14/2005 08:33:30 PM

you stole this from the onion.com

Why don't you get a life and write your own shit.
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Posted by Anonymous to Mark's News, Thoughts, & Musings at 4/14/2005 08:33:30 PM

Employment Opportunity for Disabled Individual

MDI (MDI.org) is looking for an accounts receivable person and they want to hire disabled.