Nov 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
A life with paralysis entails much more than meets the eye at first glance. There are a whole host of secondary complications many of us who are wheelchair users can attest to, myself included, as a C6 quadriplegic. However, this does not stop so many of us from...
Oct 14, 2021 | Advocacy, Before the Accident, Family, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I was the guest on a super cool podcast with the most amazing gentleman named Kevin Lowe. Kevin has an incredible story in his own right and he certainly makes the most of life with his incredibly quirky, and hilarious sense of humor. Kevin too, shares a disability...
Oct 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m super honored to be a contributing writer to the CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION. When you believe in something larger than yourself, it’s quite extraordinary what you are able to accomplish. After becoming a complete C6 quadriplegic in 2010, it took...
Sep 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
The absurdity of spinal cord injury with respect to the fact that being paralyzed is oftentimes the least of your challenges as compared to the endless secondary medical complications, caregiving challenges, financial burdens, to name a few, can turn a perfectly sane...
Sep 14, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Becoming a quadriplegic and being paralyzed from the chest down may appear to be the most challenging life altering event many may ever go through in their life. However, leaving aside the endless secondary complications that can arise from living a life with...
Aug 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m super excited & honored to have been featured in a news story by Spectrum News on disability inclusion in light of recent events with the paralympian who was unable to bring her caregiver, her mother, to Tokyo.As I always say, Disability Doesn’t...