Sep 23, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
The obstacles many of us face with disabilities on a daily basis are challenging enough without having to constantly fight the uphill battle for basic medical supplies we need with insurance companies, durable medical suppliers, and the labyrinth of government...
Sep 12, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Writing is a therapeutic activity for me as it helps calm my mind, reduces my pain levels, and allows me to try and help others from afar. Over the last two weeks I repeatedly opened a new word document to write my next article only to find myself closing the program...
Aug 22, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
One of the first things we tend do in the morning is head to the computer to check emails, read the news, browse social media, etc. Many of these tasks are automatic, as we push the power button on our computer, move our mouse to the right icon to open the internet,...
Aug 8, 2019 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
“Inspiration Porn” is a term I have been reading about lately in many articles across different forums. At first I was confused as to what was behind the meaning, but from my understanding, it’s when people who don’t know you see you in a wheelchair, approach you,...
Jul 16, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Aaron and I just got back from our honeymoon the other week where we drove several hours from Raleigh, North Carolina to Asheville, North Carolina. I had been wanting to see Asheville for the past 15 years and Aaron had attended University in that neck of the woods....
Jun 21, 2019 | Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
They say it takes a village to raise a well-rounded child. While this may not be the case in the modern times we live in, in the past, an entire community would watch out for a child while their parents went out to work to provide for their children. I think...
