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Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

We exist to unite and empower the international spinal cord injury community
to cure paralysis through advocacy, education, and support for research.
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Glad You Came!

Thanks for taking the time to visit this page.  If you are here, it's likely that you have freshly acquired a spinal cord injury, you just found out about U2FP, or both.  Spinal cord injury is kind of a big deal and you probably have a million questions. I hope that U2FP can help to answer some of these questions.  

U2FP exists to speed up the pace of functional recovery to our community. Said another way, we want to be able to go to the bathroom again on our own, we want to feel our skin again to prevent pressure sores and because it feels nice!

We want to get rid of the torture that is neuropathic pain. We want to breathe better and control our blood pressure and temperature again on our own. We want to have sex again, walk again and ultimately regain all the things we lost. And we don’t believe that this is too much to ask for.

Our evil plan to accomplish the above is to influence, support and speed up SCI Science by making sure our voice is part of that conversation. This is the jist of our advocacy strategy, and it informs how we support and empower the SCI community through education.

Sincerely,
Jason Stoffer, CureCast host / CAN Manager
jasonstoffer@u2fp.org

Quinn Brett, Development Director
quinnbrett@u2fp.org


PS - Below are some resources to learn more about spinal cord injury and some opportunities to join us in our mission.  

Where to Start

  • The podcast feeding the movement to cure paralysis. Listen to interviews with SCI Scientists and Advocates that unpack cure research from the SCI community’s point of view.

  • Get email updates that include advocacy opportunities, unpacking the latest cure headlines, new podcast announcements, personal reflections from the SCI community and much more!

  • A comprehensive introduction to the world of spinal cord injury research. It provides the basic information advocates need to push effectively for faster cures. Click to download the free ebook at Amazon.

  • A one-of-a-kind gathering of the SCI community that brings together all the major stakeholders working towards curative therapies. A great opportunity to educate yourself and network with scientists, funders, biotech and SCI community organizations.

  • We train and mobilize the SCI community to pass state funding for cure research. U2FP's Cure Advocacy Network (CAN) helps SCI community advocates use their power as citizens to pass legislation in their home states that funds curative therapies for spinal cord injury.

    Watch this two minute video to learn how CAN works

  • The NASCIC Research Advocacy Course is designed to educate and empower individuals with spinal cord injury, researchers and clinicians, and caregivers who wish to become more involved with Clinical Research relating to SCI at all levels.

  • SciTrials.org provides the community with a way of finding clinical trials that are relevant to each individual in the fastest way possible by enabling individuals to search via location and injury details; receive email updates on new trials of interest to them