Spring Break
Veteran Ed Salau shares his powerful story with students
Lauren Collins
Issue date: 12/4/08 Section: News
Salau commented on a soldier who was receiving care two rooms down from him while in the hospital. This particular soldier had lost both legs and an arm, but was recently pictured on the cover of a wakeboarding magazine "with his stump held high," Salau said.
Salau encourages amputees to stay motivated and remain active. If someone is injured or handicapped in some way, they are encouraged to continue to participate in activities that prevent them from becoming inactive.
Salau's wife, Dawn, hosts the Reindeer Dash for Cash. The Charity 5K and 10-mile run, which is now in its fourth year, is held at the Greenville Town Commons in memory of Christopher Cash, who lost his life in Iraq.
The fundraiser benefits the Captain Christopher S. Cash Memorial Foundation of N.C. Inc., which annually funds scholarships at educational institutes. Salau hopes to participate in the Dash for Cash this year, which will be held on Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.
The Adapted Sports Day included a number of activities for people with or without disabilities, including wheelchair volleyball, slalom course, bowling and billiards, tai chi, hand cycling, racquetball, wheelchair rugby, shuffleboard, quad rugby, power/wheelchair hockey, inner tube water polo and bocce'.
The event was sponsored by ECU's Department of Campus Recreation and Wellness Adapted Recreation program, the College of Health and Human Performance, Pitt County Community Schools & Recreation and the local community's Support Team for Active Recreation.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Salau encourages amputees to stay motivated and remain active. If someone is injured or handicapped in some way, they are encouraged to continue to participate in activities that prevent them from becoming inactive.
Salau's wife, Dawn, hosts the Reindeer Dash for Cash. The Charity 5K and 10-mile run, which is now in its fourth year, is held at the Greenville Town Commons in memory of Christopher Cash, who lost his life in Iraq.
The fundraiser benefits the Captain Christopher S. Cash Memorial Foundation of N.C. Inc., which annually funds scholarships at educational institutes. Salau hopes to participate in the Dash for Cash this year, which will be held on Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.
The Adapted Sports Day included a number of activities for people with or without disabilities, including wheelchair volleyball, slalom course, bowling and billiards, tai chi, hand cycling, racquetball, wheelchair rugby, shuffleboard, quad rugby, power/wheelchair hockey, inner tube water polo and bocce'.
The event was sponsored by ECU's Department of Campus Recreation and Wellness Adapted Recreation program, the College of Health and Human Performance, Pitt County Community Schools & Recreation and the local community's Support Team for Active Recreation.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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James26
James26
posted 12/04/08 @ 3:36 PM EST
That's a C-Leg! My best friend had his leg removed from the hip down last October and I researched these legs for him when he was in the hospital. He ended up getting this one. (Continued…)
Agnes Curran-Tonkin
posted 12/12/08 @ 10:49 AM EST
Hi Ed - What a nice article and it's so good to read about you. Haven't
seen you in awhile and hope you are doing well. I'm looking at getting a new computer, so you've been in my head a lot. (Continued…)
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