Apr 21, 2021 | Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I was 300 miles from civilization in the outback country of Western Australia in the Kimberly’s in 95° heat carrying an 80 lb. backpack with holes in the back of my heels the size of quarters bleeding profusely in my hiking boots climbing a mountain with no way to...
Sep 28, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I am so incredibly honored to have been posted on United Wheels Podcast by United Spinal Association with Paul Amadeus Lane the other week. I feel truly blessed to be able to spread the message and help folks get “medically necessary equipment” approved by...
May 19, 2020 | Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As I was strapped into my electrical stimulation bike while simultaneously lifting weights I had my Bluetooth snuggly positioned into my ear listening to my “Rock it Out” music to keep my motivation over that next hour. Pandora played a song by the black-eyed peas,...
Apr 21, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Uncategorized
In light of world events and the seriousness of everything many of us are going through with Covid-19 I thought it might be fun to talk about something completely off topic and also nothing related to spinal cord injury either! The following is a tale of my...
Mar 28, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Today is the first quiet moment I have had in over six weeks and I realized I had not engaged in one of my favorite activities – Writing! Life has been a fast-paced world wind of excitement, chaos, joy, and hustle recently. This doesn’t even include the...
Feb 24, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
[wpvideo AdXqmzir] Thinking back to my childhood I recall playing the “what do you want to be when you grow up” game with other kids. My answer was always a resounding “mermaid.” The water has always been such a central part of my life having grown up in the...