#   The People Powering Progress in Spinal Cord Injury Research 

 





September 01, 2026

 

 

Meet Brooke & Jason. After her stepfather sustained a spinal cord injury, Brooke became the first woman to skateboard across America, raising more than $55,000 for Wings for Life and for research. Jason became a spinal cord injury (SCI) researcher at Harvard Medical School after sustaining a SCI in 2019. When Brooke visited Jason at a Wings for Life-funded lab earlier this year, their shared commitment to progress came to life. Different journeys. One shared purpose.

Watch full video on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEWfGNU3S34).



 

 

 



 

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