Jun 3, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’ve written numerous articles on the importance of mental health and expressing the fact that “It’s okay, to not be okay.” I believe this wholeheartedly, but often times when I find myself writing articles and reflecting back on a challenging moment or week that I...
May 3, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
If you’ve ever applied to college you’ll likely remember waiting anxiously by the mailbox for that large envelope, which was filled with hopes and dreams of your acceptance letter into the school of your choice. The small envelope on the other hand, filled with...
Mar 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
There’s an art and a science to pretty much everything in life and surviving for weeks on end in the ICU is no different. With a majority of medical professionals being woefully under trained in all of the secondary complications accompanying spinal cord injury, the...
Feb 17, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
It’s hard to believe that it’s only the middle of February and with the state of affairs in the world today I try very hard to focus my energy on affecting change in whatever capacity I am able to in order to bring a little bit of light into this world. I’ve...
Feb 2, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Uncategorized
The other day I posted an Instagram story that choosing to be happy is a conscious choice. I received a message from a person who asked me a simple, yet thought-provoking, question on how I choose to be happy? This got the wheels turning as it is a really great...
Jan 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m super honored to be featured in another article by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation this year. There are concrete steps you can take to navigate the appeal system and I am partnering with SPINALpedia to create a website this year for a...
