BB was paralyzed from the neck down by the illness, and a ventilator was installed to help him breathe. About 1 in 150 persons have severe West Nile virus infections, which have symptoms that ...

A recent high school graduate in Missouri was left paralyzed and placed on a ventilator in an ICU after contracting West Nile virus. John Procter VI, known as “BB” to family and friends, has ...

Activist paralyzed from neck down fights government, strengthens disability rights for all Garret Frey won a U.S. Supreme Court case as a teenager who needed help to attend high school.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses ...

Columnist Kristin Neva and her husband, Todd, marked the 15-year anniversary of his ALS diagnosis with a rare outing and ...