Spinal cord injury research fundraiser is a huge success!
The 14th Annual Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Golf Tournament Fundraiser on September 10th was a tremendous success! In addition to having a good time, participants and sponsors provided generous support to the spinal cord injury research effort.
In the brief program that followed the post tournament dinner, Becky Peters, President of the Morton Cure Paralysis Fund, inspired the crowd with her energy and vitality as she told her story of initial tragedy, her desire to walk again, and how each passing year brings us one year closer to a cure.
Dr. Tony Windebank of the Mayo Clinic, then spoke about the physiology of spinal cord injury and the work being done to find a cure. He congratulated the group on the value of the Morton Cure Paralysis Fund in pushing research forward. Lastly, he discussed the amazing progress in the last 20 years and his optimism for the future.
Peter Morton closed the program with a comparison of the search to understand and prevent polio in the first half of the 20th century and the search for a cure for paralysis. In both cases, the goal seemed impossible at the time, yet the outcome will be the same. In the future, spinal cord injury will be no more intimidating than polio is now.
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund would like to thank all those who continue to support these critical efforts. With your help, we continue to move research forward, That All May Walk Again!
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