Jan 23, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Talk about a loaded question! By the time you’re done reading this article you will likely understand why I choose not to go get manicures or pedicures, spend money on wild vacations, go shopping often, and have tremendous respect for all fellow disabled folks...
Nov 25, 2018 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
The other week I was watching my fiancé wake up in the morning to get ready for a trip he was preparing to embark on. As I watched him bright and early in the morning I thought how seamlessly he could get ready as compared to myself. When he felt the need to go to...
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 1, 2018 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
…If only air travel for a complete C6 quadriplegic paralyzed from the chest down were so easy! Since my accident nearly 8 years ago I have flown a handful of times. Most of my flying expeditions consisted of me moving across the world to China back in...
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 28, 2018 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Who knew that my first serious long-term adult relationship would be after my spinal cord injury? I certainly did not! I was always the type of girl to have 1 foot in a relationship and 1 foot out in my 20’s. When I would break up with the guy I would usually move...
