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...
Feb 6, 2020 | Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury
If you get married in your early 20’s I’m sure life after marriage, especially newlywed life, is comprised of sex, unicorns, and rainbows! However, I think when you get married in your mid 30’s or later the concept of romance and intimacy after marriage profoundly...
Jan 27, 2020 | Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
The battle I was fighting today was one of in-network providers. I need to give you little context as to how healthcare has changed over the last several years. While I understand Obama Care has many faults, several years ago the system was much more amenable to those...
Dec 17, 2019 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
It all started with two little pills – one from above and one from below … There are not often medical stories in my life that end up in giggles, smiles, and rainbows, but I am proud to say this one did! In my adolescent years of spinal cord injury I developed...
Dec 10, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
The other day I was reading an article on how traveling on airlines are far from “accessibly” friendly to those in wheelchairs. In this article the story started out by featuring a wheelchair user in his mid-twenties named, and you may know him, Shane...
Oct 8, 2019 | Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
I’m really excited to have worked with the New Mobility Magazine Team over the last month to publish my first article with them … Read on to see what kind of adventures and challenges I faced in China:...