Feb 15, 2019 | Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
My fiancé and I have finally set a date for our wedding — Saturday, May 18! We got engaged back in August of 2017 and simply cannot wait to be married to one other. I had envisioned getting married in a bikini with a giant barbecue on the beach and having a big...
Jan 5, 2019 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
First off, Happy New Year to you! Coming into the New Year I thought it only fitting to discuss the concept of perspective. I was asked by a fellow reader if I could touch upon the topic of how my mental perspective has changed over the last eight...
Sep 22, 2018 | Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
(Before I get started on this heavy blog… I will preface by saying I’m posting photos that are not even a little bit related to what I will be writing about below. However, these photos represent moments of pure Happiness in my life! … And, let’s...
Aug 24, 2018 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury
… I was staring at a blank page while thinking how to write the perfect article on how I got engaged this past weekend. My mind kept wandering back to when I was first injured in 2010 laying in my ICU bed with tubes coming out of every orifice of my body, a neck...
Jul 25, 2018 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
When we are growing up we are faced with all kinds of choices a consequences and as children that we are blissfully unaware of. Do we want a cookie or a doughnut? If we finish our vegetables then we get dessert; if we go to bed early than mommy...
Jun 13, 2018 | Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Over the years I have spoken with dozens and dozens of fellow quadriplegics who seem to share in the story of having their caregivers leave without notice, emotionally abuse them, physically abuse them, and so many other horrifying tales. If you know me or have read...
