Thailand

‘Kind of lacking:’ Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won’t fund spinal surgery

Dec 9, 2019 | 10:08am

CALGARY — A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. “It feels good. I mean I felt that cold, cold wind hit my legs, so I’m feeling good. It’s good to be back,” Ryan Straschnitzki […]

‘I was bawling’: Injured Bronco’s mother stunned by his progress after surgery

Nov 22, 2019 | 10:36am

The mother of a hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says she’s stunned by the progress he has made since receiving spinal surgery in Thailand. Doctors implanted an epidural stimulator in Ryan Straschnitzki’s spine earlier this month and a week later injected stem cells above and below the injury in the hope that will help […]