December 25, 2019

Happy Holidays from the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury System Staff

Group photo featuring the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury System staff during their 2019 Holiday party

As another holiday season approaches, we send you our warmest wishes. May you find the true spirit of the season and may it fill your heart with joy. As we start a new year, we wish to also remember those who have made a difference in the lives of people with spinal cord injury and all who care for them. We remember our friend and colleague and past advisory board member of the Michigan SCI Model System, Charles Beatty, who passed away in 2019.

We are also grateful for the continued support from the Fraternal Order of the Eagles for their gifts towards our research. Their additional support has allowed us to continue our clinical trial work to prevent urinary tract infections after SCI. We also congratulate Alex Gossage for becoming the Executive Director for the Monroe and Ann Arbor Centers for Independent Living in the State of Michigan. Lastly, we thank our colleagues from Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America and their leader Michael Harris, President of MPVA, for keeping us informed of legislative changes that can impact the lives of those living with SCI.

We have a great team of researchers here at Michigan but we could not succeed doing our work without the continued support of our friends and colleagues with SCI living in our community. Warm wishes to all!