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Leaving the wheelchair on the dock to row the Connecticut River

By Nancy Eve Cohen
Published July 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT

Rowing on the Connecticut River is teaching a woman with multiple sclerosis that she can get through challenges back on land, on her own.

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Nancy Eve Cohen
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