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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Laura Moss / The Bulletin
December 1, 2005
LA PINE - J.R. DeMello has been in a wheelchair since he was 19 years old, before he moved to Oregon from Hawaii in 1991. He's 38 now and lives in La Pine.
For years, DeMello spent his days in a wheelchair that was ill-equipped for his needs. He would frequently reach for things, lose his....