SUWANEE, GA, February 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) A web magazine that connects people with disabilities, Enabled Online, has featured Bert Burns in an article about overcoming a spinal cord injury. Burns is the founder of UroMed, a leading catheter supply company, and oversees a non-profit motivational program called Life After Spinal Cord Injury. View the full article at http://www.enabledonline.com/real/R_TheBlessing.php
Bert Burns became a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident during his youth. His desire to make a positive difference in the lives of people with disabilities led him to create UroMed as well as a free motivational program for peer support and rehabilitation groups called Life After Spinal Cord Injury. In 2010, the Life After Spinal Cord Injury program helped more than 600 medical professionals, patients, former patients and family members with information, advice and encouragement.
Burns says, "I hope to convince patients in wheelchairs that they can still do all the things they want to do and more. They will just have to do them differently."
Life After Spinal Cord Injury is booking 2011 speaking engagements now. To learn more about Burn's story, or to invite him to speak to your organization, please visit: http://www.uromed.com/Company/BertsStory or call Lisa Wells at 1-800-841-1233, x292.
About Enabled Online
Enabled Online features stories like Bert's along with ongoing news, real life topics, health information, editorials and a career center for people with disabilities. Learn more at http://www.enabledonline.com.
About UroMed
Headquartered in Suwanee, GA [a suburb of Atlanta], UroMed is one of the nation's leading providers of single-use catheters, urological and disposable medical supplies, including intermittent catheters, closed system catheters, condom catheters, pediatric catheters and continence care products. UroMed is a nationally accredited organization, a Medicare provider and a participant in most state Medicaid plans. UroMed also partners with thousands of private health insurance providers and health plans to provide patients with single-use catheters, catheter kits and incontinence products. UroMed has seven staffed regional offices located in Boston, MA; Columbia, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Dallas, TX; Carlsbad, CA; Knoxville, TN; and Baton Rouge, LA; enabling next-day delivery after a customer's initial medical supply order. For more information, please visit http://www.uromed.com or call 1-800-841-1233.
Headquartered in Suwanee, GA [a suburb of Atlanta], UroMed is one of the nation's leading providers of single-use catheters, urological and disposable medical supplies, including intermittent catheters, closed system catheters, condom catheters, pediatric catheters and continence care products. UroMed is nationally accredited for Medicare reimbursement and most state Medicaid plans, and partners with private health insurance providers and health plans to provide patients with single-use catheters, catheter kits and incontinence products. UroMed also has seven staffed regional offices located in Boston, MA; Columbia, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Dallas, TX; Carlsbad, CA; Knoxville, TN; and Baton Rouge, LA; enabling next-day delivery after a customer's initial medical supply order. For more information, please visit http://www.uromed.com or call 1-800-841-1233.
Enabled Online features Life After Spinal Cord Injury and UroMed Catheters' Bert Burns
Enabled Online, a publication that connects people with disabilities, has featured UroMed founder, Bert Burns, and the non-profit organization, Life After Spinal Cord Injury. View the article at http://www.enabledonline.com/real/R_TheBlessing.php
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[Press-News.org] Enabled Online features Life After Spinal Cord Injury and UroMed Catheters' Bert BurnsEnabled Online, a publication that connects people with disabilities, has featured UroMed founder, Bert Burns, and the non-profit organization, Life After Spinal Cord Injury. View the article at http://www.enabledonline.com/real/R_TheBlessing.php