POWER OF THE POOL By Annemarie Mannion Naperville Magazine (August 2018) Bill Bogdan cannot remember a time when he wasn’t in a wheelchair. The Mokena resident suffered neuroblastoma of the spine (a form of cancer that occurs most often in infants and young children) when...
by Julie Mann CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Diveheart is taking people with disabilities to new heights by taking them to new depths, underwater. Jim Elliot is the founder and President of the Diveheart charitable foundation, "that helps veterans and children and others with disabilities build confidence, independence...
Wilhelmina Stanton was brimming with excitement when she awoke to news of the cave-trapped Thai soccer team's rescue Sunday. "I was jumping up and down — I was super excited," she said. The former Apalachicola resident and professional diver couldn't keep her eyes away from each new...
A local dive expert weighs in on the rescue that had the entire world watching. NBC 5's Sabrina Santucci reports. (Published Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018) Click here to know more....
by Jay Shefsky WTTW Chicago People with disabilities have been proving for years that no sport is off-limits. And whether or not an athlete is disabled, every sport can offer physical and emotional benefits. Scuba diving, research has shown, offers special benefits for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and...
In 2001, Jim Elliott founded Diveheart , a non-profit dedicated to helping people with disabilities through scuba-therapy.Want to check out and share the newly released Dr. Oz/Sharecare feature about Diveheart and Scuba Therapy? ...
Sunday's ABC 7 feature on how Veterans with disabilities benefit from Scuba Therapy? our purpose is to provide scuba diving programs to helps veterans, adults and children with disabilities with the expectation of giving both physical and mental remedial incentive to that individual. watch...
Why did this veteran choose Diveheart training when he became an Adaptive Scuba Instructor? Check out the upcoming issue of Sport Diver Magazine to find out why! You can do it too.Find out more...