Bob’s Wheelchair Blog

Let the Games Continue!

I doubt that I will be forgetting the 2010 winter Olympics anytime soon. Not with such an epic hockey game between team Canada and the US, Apolo Ohno becoming the most decorated US winter athlete in history in winning his eighth medal, Sean White defending half pipe gold with his gravity defying Double McTwist 1260 (I had to look that up), or watching Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette put tragedy aside and post her career best to win bronze.  However, I’m pretty excited to see what the Paralympics have in store.  Let the Games continue!
The2010 Winter Paralympic games will be host to 1000 athletes from 40 countries on March 12th when they hit the ice and snow to compete in 5 sports; alpine and cross country skiing, ice sledge hockey, wheelchair curling, and biathlon. Here are some stories to pay attention to. Chris Daw, a Canadian veteran of the summer Paralympics, will be competing to defend gold in Wheelchair Curling after winning it all in Torino 4 years ago. He has been competing in Paralympics games for over 25 years. Colette Bourgonje of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has competed in over 8 Paralympics Games since 1992 and she will compete in cross country skiing and trying to add to her stack of 8 medals. She has already been named to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Verena Bentele from Tettnang, Germany, is a biathlete competing in the visually impaired class. She is competing for her 3rd gold in as many games. She won her first gold at as a rookie in the Nagano Paralympics in 1998 at the age of 16 and her second at the Salt lake Games two days after injuring her foot and being told by her doctor she would not be able to compete. Finally, if you haven’t seen Sledge Hockey before you have to check it out.  Can Team Canada 3-pete and take the gold in Sledge and prove that when it comes to pucks and sticks Canada is simply the best? If they win, Canada will have swept the world with both the men’s and women’s hockey teams winning gold over the Americans in the Olympics just a week ago.

For this and more check out the official website of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games at: http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/

Blog 01.15.10

Welcome to the new United Seating and Mobility website.  We are excited to be announcing the new site and hope you will enjoy experiencing all the new features offered.  We have information and items of value for you as a consumer, a healthcare professional, or a health plan provider.  United Seating and Mobility has helped more than a hundred thousand people overcome obstacles to their mobility by putting lives in motion.  We know what we do is important, and we are honored to be a part of our clients’ lives.

Please let us know what you think.  Sincerely, Bob