A paraplegic man in California is walking again and doctors are calling it a miracle.David Blancarte lost the use of his legs 21 years ago after a motorcycle accident.
He got bitten by a brown recluse spider and went first to the hospital, then to rehab for eight months.
A nurse noticed his leg spasm and ran a test on him. Five days after the discovery, Blancarte was walking. He's now out of the hospital and using a walker to get around.A paraplegic man in California is walking again and doctors are calling it a... more
A Florida man has been arrested after reportedly robbing a credit union and hiding the money in his prosthetic leg. The 45-year-old is a paraplegic who uses a motorized wheelchair. He went into the credit union and demanded money from the teller, claiming he was armed with an explosive. He says he was threatened into commiting the crime.A Florida man has been arrested after reportedly robbing a credit union and hiding the... more
German police are extending their long arm of the law, after a man with no arms managed to steal a 24-inch TV from a local electronics shop.
After realising that they were missing the TV, store attendants scoured CCTV to discover that two accomplices had lent a hand to the robber, fixing the TV to his body with clamps.
A spokesperson for the police said "Staff only knew about the theft after they saw one of the display TVs had been taken off its stand.
"It's hard to believe that the sight of an armless man walking along with a giant TV clamped to his body did not get anyone's attention."
German police are extending their long arm of the law, after a man with no arms... more
Things purify once those things that aren't are let go of. Then your endeavors become beautifully worthwhile and truly meaningful. -Ross Martin
This film is a quick raw look into the daily life of a paraplegic San Franciscan... Take a look, see for yourself...Things purify once those things that aren't are let go of. Then your endeavors become... more
A Los Angeles hospital is being sued by a mentally ill paraplegic man who claims that he was dumped in a gutter and abandoned by hospital employees after being discharged.
The lawsuit alleges that employees of the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center drove
Gabino Olvera, 42, in a van to "Skid Row," a section of Los Angeles known for its high concentration of homeless people, and dumped him in a gutter without a wheelchair, dressed only in a dirty hospital gown.
According to witnesses who came to the man's assistance and video cameras from a nearby homeless shelter, Olvera placed his hospital papers and other documents between his teeth and began to drag himself forward by his arms, while the hospital driver sat in the van applying makeup and then drove off.
Los Angeles is "ground zero in the fight against unlawful dumping of homeless patients by hospitals," said Hernan Vera, a lawyer with Public Counsel, which helped bring the lawsuit against Hollywood Presbyterian. Olvera's case, Vera said, is "the most obscene and callous example of this practice that we have seen."
Approximately 50 cases were reported in 2007 of homeless, sick or mentally confused patients being dropped off by ambulances in the 50-block area known as Skid Row, where an estimated 12,000 homeless people are believed to live and sleep.
In response to the lawsuit, Hollywood Presbyterian announced that it had conducted a thorough review of its patient discharge policies to make sure that such dumping would not occur in the future. The hospital said that it hopes to reach an out-of-court settlement.
Olvera's is not the first lawsuit against a hospital for patient dumping in Los Angeles. In May, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals settled a similar lawsuit by agreeing to improve discharge procedures, including by finding places in shelters for all discharged homeless patients. Kaiser also agreed to pay $500,000 to homeless services in Skid Row.A Los Angeles hospital is being sued by a mentally ill paraplegic man who claims that... more
