Completely shameless plug follows, but this is an area of research that matters a lot to me personally. My mother has neuropathy and is in a wheelchair. It's

Completely shameless plug follows, but this is an area of research that matters a lot to me personally. My mother has neuropathy and is in a wheelchair. It's been rough watching her lose function, and now encouraging to see her regain some of her nerve function with immunotherapy and exercise. I'm running the NYC Marathon to raise money for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with paralysis, mobility impairment, and spinal cord injury. The Reeve Foundation has funded over $80 million for paralysis and spinal cord injury research. Scientists are learning more every year about how the spinal cord works, how nerve cells die and can be regenerated, and how new therapies can promote nerve regrowth. As a direct result of this research, there are people today who can breathe, control their bladder, and walk, after receiving treatment for severe spinal injury. If this is an issue that you are interested in, please consider a donation: http://www.christopherreeve.org/nyc2014/bhousel http://www.christopherreeve.org/nyc2014/bhousel Thanks for listening..