By Laylan Connelly | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: September 28, 2018 at 12:06 pm | UPDATED: September 28, 2018 at 12:06 pm After years of fighting for a kidney transplant, having removed both of his own years ago in a battle with cancer, surfer Marcus Walton faced another life challenge this month. Dialysis caused arteries in his left leg to clog up. Gangrene formed and covered his foot all the way up to his knee. Surf friends from “Blackies” in Newport Beach surround Marcus Walton after he had his left leg amputated last week. (Photo courtesy Marcus Walton) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMarcus Walton recently got a chance to surf the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, a man-made pool in Lemoore. (Photo courtesy Marcus Walton) Marcus Walton of Newport Beach, with his dog Otis, has lost both of his kidneys, and now had to undergo a leg amputation. (File photo, Orange County Register/SCNG) Marcus Walton of Newport Beach has lost both of his kidneys, … [Read more...] about Surf community rallying around one of their own, a man they call ‘Surfing Kidneys,’ after his leg amputation
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Michigan Wolverines backup quarterback Dylan McCaffrey prepares like he’s one play from going in
Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News Published 12:09 AM EDT Sep 26, 2018 Ann Arbor — When starting Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson had to leave the season opener at Notre Dame because of leg cramps, redshirt freshman Dylan McCaffrey took over the offense and made the transition look easy. McCaffrey is the Wolverines’ backup quarterback and has played in three of four games this season. He is 8-of-15 for 126 yards and two touchdowns. “Anyone is going to be nervous going into a game, but it’s a matter of getting that first play done,” McCaffrey said Tuesday night of entering the Notre Dame game late. “Once you get that first play I was like, ‘All right. There you go. You can breathe a little and have fun with it.’ It’s been a while since I’ve played in a game.” He had been preparing for that moment and for the playing time he has received this season since he arrived at Michigan. McCaffrey … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines backup quarterback Dylan McCaffrey prepares like he’s one play from going in
Tigers’ Norris dazzles in return before exiting with leg cramp in loss
Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 1:33 p.m. UTC Sep 2, 2018 New York — What exactly the Yankees were expecting this weekend at their home ballpark is easily answered. A romp against one of the worst teams in baseball, the Tigers of Detroit. That's because almost everyone expected it, at least this side of the Tigers, who have managed to harass and irritate one of baseball's elite teams, as happened again Saturday before Detroit lost another tight one to its Bronx hosts, 2-1. BOX SCORE: Yankees 2, Tigers 1 "Every single game, we've been in it," said Nick Castellanos after the Tigers and Yankees had teamed on another tight one where numbers leaned toward the unusual, if not weird. As examples: The Yankees got two hits on the day — two — but scored twice, thanks to one of those hits being a two-run homer in the fifth from Gleyber Torres. The Tigers got nine hits but managed only one run, in the first inning on three singles and … [Read more...] about Tigers’ Norris dazzles in return before exiting with leg cramp in loss
How a Paralyzed Man Reinvented the Wheelchair to Help People Walk Again
Health The following is an excerpt from Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World (Gefen Publishing: March 2018 It started with a coupon in the mail. In 1996, Lily Goffer went to the mall in Nazareth, the largest city in the northern district of Israel; she was buying a pair of jeans for her husband. On a lark, she filled out a form to win a free all-terrain vehicle, and several weeks later, learned she had won. Her husband, Amit Goffer, had no interest in the machine. When it arrived, he sold it to a neighbor for half of what it was worth. But his children complained so much that he decided to make it up to them. One morning, Goffer rented a few ATVs and set off to ride across a dusty patch of wilderness not far from their home. The kids, he felt, would have a great time. On the outskirts of Sepporis, an idyllic biblical village, Goffer rode with his daughter, while his son took off on his own, kicking up dirt behind him as the machines growled along the … [Read more...] about How a Paralyzed Man Reinvented the Wheelchair to Help People Walk Again
Jeff Jacobs: Quinnipiac women dance away the pain
By Jeff Jacobs Updated 7:32 pm, Monday, March 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Hans Pennink / Associated Press Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 Quinnipiac coach Tricia Fabbri instructs her players against Marist during the first half in the MAAC championship game on Monday in Albany, N.Y. Quinnipiac coach Tricia Fabbri instructs her players against Marist during the first half in the MAAC championship game on Monday in Albany, N.Y. Photo: Hans Pennink / Associated Press Image 2 of 5 Quinnipiac players celebrate their win over Marist in the MAAC championship game Monday in Albany, N.Y. Quinnipiac players … [Read more...] about Jeff Jacobs: Quinnipiac women dance away the pain