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...
May 31, 2018 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
First … A happy picture to make you smile before diving into the heavy stuff! Assisted Suicide – No doubt a highly controversial topic in our society today, especially if one is religious! I am going to approach this topic from my personal perspective. I realize this...
Feb 7, 2018 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
When I think of Moving Mountains Paralyzed Insurance Companies the analogy of a Goat herder comes to mind. The Goatherder will watch out for its flock as long as it produces enough fur for the season for the goat herder to line his financial pockets. The moment the...
Jan 20, 2018 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I will preface this blog by saying for family and friends who do not want to know too much about my intimate sexual life you may want to skip the second half of this blog 😉 However, considering my blog is about Sex, sass and Spinal Cord Injury Adventures … I would be...
Oct 31, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Check out my new column on Push Living Magazine: http://pushliving.com/how-i-vacation-as-a-c6-quadriplegic/ … Taking a vacation as an able-bodied person takes planning, but as a quadriplegic, well, it is way more complicated! … I wasn’t quite sure...
Sep 28, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Check out my new column on Push Living Magazine at: http://pushliving.com/my-lifelong-science-experiment/ I am often asked when did I get to where I am with respect to acceptance of the accident or how do I constantly manage to make light of challenging...