U.S. Olympic legend Amy Van Dyken just got a full-fledged apology from the U.S. Postal Service -- after a Usps truck blocked her from parking in a disabled spot at her neurologist's office. Amy -- who uses a wheelchair after suffering a spinal cord injury back in 2014 -- took video at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix ... showing a truck parked in the disabled space despite the fact there are Bunch of other...
- 2/10/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
She's one of the most decorated Olympic athletes in United States history .. but Amy Van Dyken says the biggest accomplishment of her life is Standing again ... after severing her spinal cord last year. Her story is incredible -- Van Dyken was seriously injured in a brutal Atv wreck back in 2014 ... but she's been fighting like hell to regain full use of her legs -- and this week, made some serious progress. In fact, Amy appeared...
- 5/13/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken just reached another milestone on her miraculous road to recovery -- she's now able to stand and support her own weight. Van Dyken posted a video of her latest accomplishment and said, "I'm starting to get this standing thing down! #amysarmy #werk #IllBeWalkingSoon #GettingFittedForBracesNextWeek" Van Dyken -- who won four Olympic gold medals in 1996 and two more in 2000 -- severed her spine in an Atv crash in June 2014. Since then...
- 5/12/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
U.S. Olympic hero Amy Van Dyken is once again making huge progress -- she's moved from walking with the help of robotic legs ... to peddling a stationary bike all on her own. The gold medal winning swimmer was unable to move her legs after severing her spinal cord in an Atv accident in Arizona back in June. In October, doctors equipped her with an Indego exoskeleton to help her walk. But this week, Van...
- 10/22/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who severed her spine in a June 6 all-terrain vehicle crash, is walking again, thanks to some special equipment. "It's an exoskeleton," Van Dyken-Rouen told Arizona station 3Tv on Friday about the equipment that helps her move. "It's a new one that they're hoping to get Fda approval on. It's called Indego, and I had an opportunity to try it out to basically train the people who are going to be doing the Fda study," she explained. Only two months ago, Van Dyken-Rouen entered the hospital on a stretcher after being brought in by an ambulance...
- 8/22/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who severed her spine in a June 6 all-terrain vehicle crash, is walking again, thanks to some special equipment. "It's an exoskeleton," Van Dyken-Rouen told Arizona station 3Tv on Friday about the equipment that helps her move. "It's a new one that they're hoping to get Fda approval on. It's called Indego, and I had an opportunity to try it out to basically train the people who are going to be doing the Fda study," she explained. Only two months ago, Van Dyken-Rouen entered the hospital on a stretcher after being brought in by an ambulance...
- 8/22/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen severed her spine in an Atv accident in June and is already taking her first steps with the aid of a bionic exoskeleton.
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen Walks
Van Dyken-Rouen stood up and walked for the first time at the Craig Hospital in Colorado. The former Olympic swimmer shared the milestone on Instagram with a pair of videos. “Standing up for the first time on my own in 2 1/2 months,” she captioned the first video, adding with the second, “Here it is...I'm Walking!!! #onestepatatime #itcouldhappen.”
“Who's excited to be walking with an exoskeleton? This chick! #dreamscometrue #happygirl,” wrote Van Dryken Rouen, posting a picture of herself outside of the rehab facility on her own two feet and moving along with the help of a walker.
Without even the aid of a walker, Van Dyken-Rouen posed upright with her husband Tom Rouen for a picture.
Van Dyken-Rouen was released...
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen Walks
Van Dyken-Rouen stood up and walked for the first time at the Craig Hospital in Colorado. The former Olympic swimmer shared the milestone on Instagram with a pair of videos. “Standing up for the first time on my own in 2 1/2 months,” she captioned the first video, adding with the second, “Here it is...I'm Walking!!! #onestepatatime #itcouldhappen.”
“Who's excited to be walking with an exoskeleton? This chick! #dreamscometrue #happygirl,” wrote Van Dryken Rouen, posting a picture of herself outside of the rehab facility on her own two feet and moving along with the help of a walker.
Without even the aid of a walker, Van Dyken-Rouen posed upright with her husband Tom Rouen for a picture.
Van Dyken-Rouen was released...
- 8/22/2014
- Uinterview
U.S. Olympic hero Amy Van Dyken Is Walking Again ... just two months after severing her spinal cord in an Atv accident ... all thanks to some incredible medical technology. The gold medal winning swimmer was unable to move her legs after crashing an Atv in Arizona on June 6th ... but doctors have equipped her with an Indego exoskeleton and today she posted video taking her first steps. It's pretty damn incredible ... considering Amy's situation was so bad,...
- 8/21/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, Olympic medaling swimmer, as released from Craig Hospital on Thursday, two months after she was injured in an Atv accident.
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen Leaves Hospital
Van Dyken-Rouen announced her released from the hospital, more than two months after she suffered her spinal injury, in a press conference Thursday morning.
"It's been a lot of work, absolutely," Van Dyken-Rouen said. "It's been a lot of smiles, and a lot of laughs and a lot of 'woo-hoos,' and a lot of singing. There's been a lot of tears shed for sure. This is not easy. And I don't want to portray the fact that because I have a smile on my face that it really is easy. It's really not."
Van Dyken-Rouen was a force in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, capturing four gold medals. She won two more at the Sydney Games four years later. For the erstwhile international swimmer,...
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen Leaves Hospital
Van Dyken-Rouen announced her released from the hospital, more than two months after she suffered her spinal injury, in a press conference Thursday morning.
"It's been a lot of work, absolutely," Van Dyken-Rouen said. "It's been a lot of smiles, and a lot of laughs and a lot of 'woo-hoos,' and a lot of singing. There's been a lot of tears shed for sure. This is not easy. And I don't want to portray the fact that because I have a smile on my face that it really is easy. It's really not."
Van Dyken-Rouen was a force in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, capturing four gold medals. She won two more at the Sydney Games four years later. For the erstwhile international swimmer,...
- 8/15/2014
- Uinterview
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen knows a thing or two about staying positive—no matter what the situation. The six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer was paralyzed in an Atv accident June 6, but as she told Matt Lauer exclusively on Today Friday, she's "not afraid" of the road ahead. She attends physical therapy at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., working on her rehabilitation every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "This is a new challenge, and I'm taking it head-on," said Amy, 41. "This is more than just for a gold medal, this is for my life; our life. And so, I'm here and I'm working as hard as I can for that." She told Matt that she's experienced some sensation below her...
- 6/27/2014
- E! Online
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