VA’s Community Care Network helps Veteran amputee receive the care needed to become a competitive athlete. Marine Veteran Richard Alcaraz’ new outlook on life: “It made me feel like I had a purpose again.”
During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Centra “Cece” Mazyck, who became a Paralympian following a parachute accident.
Since 2012, Tom Connelly has donated his time and talents as a volunteer photographer at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
We’ve curated an assortment of events that aim to assist, educate, and enrich Veterans and their families. Each week, we’ll continue to post relevant and timely events for the Veteran community.
Navy Veteran talks candidly about his “dark places” and helping others and learning that “reality is what we make it.” A picture of a plant helped.
After battling the COVID-19 virus, a 74-year-old Veteran received specialized rehabilitation from a VA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Kinesiotherapy Team. He went home in early August.
When a Veteran mentioned he had only been out of the house three or four times in four years, his occupational therapy team sprung into action.
Joyce Casey, a Spinal Cord Injury recreation therapist, has saved and changed the lives of thousands of paralyzed Veterans.
The VA Adaptive Sports Grant Program works with community partners who provide adaptive sports opportunities that can serve as recreation therapy.
Speakers and attendees at the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder unit open house highlighted the importance of technology and family.
Army Veteran Candice Caesar was paralyzed in an accident in Germany in 1999. When the doctors said they didn’t think she would walk again, she started planning a marathon. And she made it happen.
Wheelchair-bound Veterans at Milwaukee VAMC worked toward independence in the Mitchell Park Domes, a local indoor botanical garden. Helped by VA staff, they practiced mobility and proficiency.