Dane Technologies Donates a LEVO Standing Technology Wheelchair for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition".MINNEAPOLIS -- Dane Technologies is proud to have the opportunity to participate in ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition in support of forever changing the lives of those so in need and so deserving of a helping hand. A community has come together to help one of our injured war heroes and his amazing wife and family. Dane Technologies, Inc. was honored to donate a new LEVO levo-(lev) (lē´vō), pref a prefix applied to the name of optical isomers that rotate the plane of polarized light to the left. Combi standing technology power wheelchair for ABC-TV's smash hit series, " Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The LEVO Combi wheelchair will give Mr. Gene Westbrook the life changing ability to stand, "tilt in space", increased mobility and independence, as well as all the multiple health and psychological benefits that accompany the ability to stand. The Westbrook family has been hard hit by two separate incidents. In April of 2004, then SFC SFC abbr. sergeant first class Gene Westbrook was hit by a mortar at an American camp mess hall in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack left Westbrook paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. . Then last July, another accident shook the family. While en route to visit friends near Walters, OK, the family van lost control, touched an oncoming vehicle, and flipped into a ditch. The accident left the Westbrooks' nine-year-old son, James, paralyzed and caused internal injuries to their daughter, who later lost a kidney. The day after the accident, Gene Westbrook suffered a stroke, leaving him with further damage to his right arm and some loss of memory. Peggy Westbrook recovered quickly from the accident to take on the daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task of trying to rehabilitate both her husband and son and raising the rest of the family. That task is made ever more difficult because the family must maneuver two wheelchairs around their ranch home, which was not designed to be handicapped accessible. Enter "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," the ABC-TV show which airs Sunday Nights at 7 p.m. The producers chose to give the Westbrook family and their home a new start. "This family has suffered not one, but two tragedies. The outpouring of support already shown by the Lawton/Fort Sill community towards the Westbrooks caught our attention. This makeover is about an American family “Loud Family” redirects here. For the rock band, see The Loud Family (band). Considered television's first reality show, An American Family was shot documentary style in 1971 and first aired in the United States on PBS in early 1973. and a community at its finest, when the heart rules," said "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Co-Executive Producer Conrad Ricketts. The new home will expand on American Disability Act standards and make the Westbrooks' lives at home much easier. The new LEVO Combi wheelchair will give Mr. Westbrook access to many areas in the new home that he would not otherwise have with a standard wheelchair. In addition to the life changing ability to stand, "tilt in space", increased access, mobility and independence, the LEVO Combi power wheelchair offers the following benefits: [TABLE OMITTED] We encourage you to watch the show and especially the April 22nd episode (Sundays 8/7c), and see how Dane Technologies' new LEVO mobility series can make a profound difference in a persons life. About Dane Technologies, Inc. Dane Technologies-founded in 1996 by CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dan Johnson-designs, develops and manufactures innovative power assist devices used throughout healthcare, industrial and retail markets. Dane Technologies serves companies and organizations throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia including Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , VA Hospitals, Target, Tesco (UK), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and Wal*Mart. An extensive network of trained and experienced local service companies supports Dane Technologies' clients. www.danetechnologies.com. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its 4th season on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. . The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. |
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