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Step By Step | Kent Templien’s Story of Resilience

A devastating ATV accident left Kent Templien with a severe spinal cord injury. It also revealed incredible resolve and resilience.                

Ashley LaCourse | Nonstop Milestones

June 5, 2025

Jon LaCourse remembers the call. In the middle of a week in late August 2024. He was away from their home in Fargo, North Dakota, on a business trip in […]

Rico Martinez | Being Somebody

June 4, 2025

He’s got a story to tell, and he knows it. For Christian “Rico” Martinez, the future is now as clear as it ever has been—he will use his story to […]

Steven Cohen | More Himself Again

May 29, 2025

July 9, 2024. 6:30 am. Clear—a good morning. The streets of Nantucket are perhaps a little thinner than they were a week prior for the Fourth of July celebrations. Still, […]

Andrea Fossum | A Place to Thrive

May 15, 2025

It is April 2025. The iPad unlocks. With a darting hand, Andrea Fossum pulls up Facebook, and a few more taps get her to her friend Jennifer Cady’s page. She […]

Bob G. GRIT

March 20, 2025

Seth W. GRIT

March 20, 2025

Tony Grise | The Go-Go-Go

March 19, 2025

The rep counter goes from “7” to “8, 9,” before Tony Grise stops the leg press at the “10” mark. A new timer begins, allowing a few moments for a […]

Toby Tormaschy | Feeling the Ground, Taking in the Scene

March 18, 2025

Feeling the ground through his heavy-duty boots, Toby Tormaschy thinks it is good to be back. He takes in the scene—all the sights and smells inherent. He collects himself and […]

Brooke Bruguier | Brilliance

February 7, 2025

On the evening 19-year-old Brooke Bruguier arrived at QLI after months in the hospital, she wanted one thing—Taco Bell. There was one catch—Brooke’s injury inhibited her ability to swallow and […]

Ashlin Carlson | The Next Milestone

February 7, 2025

“I think we missed our turn back there,” but the car, moving quickly along at highway speeds, doesn’t slow down. “Should we turn around?” “No–I think we can get there […]

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