His baseball uniform looks identical to the ones worn by his Brandon Bull Dawgs teammates.
But hidden inside Kaleb Sessions’ cap is something special – a one-of-a-kind liner that lessens the impact of line drives to a pitcher’s head.
The ingenious safety feature was custom designed at Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics in Flowood, a division of Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson.
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World-class wheelchair fencers from across the nation – including former Paralympian Mario Rodriguez of California – will gather at Methodist Rehabilitation Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4 to hone their skills in preparation for the 2012 Paralympics in London.
The Jackson hospital was chosen as the site for the Team USA Training Camp because of its commitment to the adaptive sport.
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The Rev. G.R. “Ricky” Gray was gathering his courage in a back room at Flowood Baptist Church when his youngest son, Michael, found him there.
“Are you scared?” he asked.
“Son, I’m more scared now than I was 42 years ago,” his father said.
After more than four decades of giving sermons week after week, Gray was struggling with a preacher’s version of stage fright. It had been eight weeks since he’d last been in the pulpit — six weeks longer than he’d ever gone before. And a lot had happened in that time.
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Ettalynn Tracy of Brandon never wanted to spend nine days in stroke rehab.
But she's happy, at least, that her need for therapy coincided with the Feb. 24 re-opening of Methodist Rehabilitation Center’s remodeled stroke floor.
“Compared to other places, it’s like the Hilton,” she said. “I like everything about it. It’s so nice, so roomy and so clean.”
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The Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County (JARC) will honor Robby Scucchi as its Community Volunteer of the Year on March 26.
In a sense, the award will pay tribute to two people. Scucchi says it was his late mother, Brenda Scucchi, who taught him that “time and compassion are meant to be given away.” Even when she was sick with cancer, she never stopped thinking of others.
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BankPlus has announced a five-year, $500,000 pledge to the Wilson Research Foundation at Methodist Rehabilitation Center for neuroscience research and technology.
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Editor's note: Allison Fracchia, a physical therapist and coordinator for Methodist Rehab's Assistive Technology Clinic, penned the following letter to urge members of congress to support a separate benefit category for complex rehab technology.
Dear Member of Congress,
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The steady beat of a metronome typically calls to mind memories of piano lessons.
But when Elnora Coates of Jackson hears the tireless tempo, she thinks of how far she has come since a 2009 stroke paralyzed her right side. Thanks in part to Interactive Metronome (IM) training, the 62-year-old is almost back to being the woman who “never sat still.”
“At first, I couldn’t do anything for myself,” said the former teacher’s assistant for the Vicksburg-Warren County schools. “But I would say I’m 95 percent recovered right now.”
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At 10 a.m. on April 2, the Wilson Research Foundation at Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC) will host its second annual Walk & Roll for Research. The event will be held at Methodist Specialty Care Center, One Layfair Drive in Flowood (located between Mirror Lake Plaza and River Oaks Hospital.)
“Last year’s inaugural Walk & Roll brought 400 people to celebrate the abilities recovered over the years by patients of Methodist Rehab Center,” said Chris Blount, Wilson Foundation director. Walkers and rollers (those in wheelchairs) of all ages are welcome.
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To most people, there is little beauty to be found in multiple sclerosis (MS).
The chronic, often debilitating disease brings on a slow decline of the central nervous system, eventually resulting in symptoms such as extreme fatigue and reduced motor and muscle function.
MS took away Stephen Brown’s ability to draw and play the guitar, but it also provided him with the perspective to try another form of creative expression.
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