Jan 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m super honored to be featured in another article by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation this year. There are concrete steps you can take to navigate the appeal system and I am partnering with SPINALpedia to create a website this year for a...
Dec 28, 2020 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
The other day I was working with my caregiver and I caught myself thinking about some of the things I ask for on a daily basis, and just how unbelievably bizarre they must sound the average able-bodied person. I started to make a list of these particularly...
Dec 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Mental Health. Society has come to appreciate the importance of mental health just as much as physical health in recent decades, but somehow there still a negative shadow cast over those who open up about mental challenges they may be facing. If you break...
Nov 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Where does one even start reflecting back on the year of 2020? This has been a year to remember for the ages from pandemics to politics to pandemonium around every corner of the globe. The human race has endured throughout the ages and what millions of us...
Oct 23, 2020 | Family, Lessons Learned, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Recently my husband and I took a week long vacation to visit a friend in Florida. I distinctly remember one day when he was helping me with all of my bathroom duties, getting my swimsuit on, lifting me up from a very low surface bed (killing his back), lifting...
Sep 28, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I am so incredibly honored to have been posted on United Wheels Podcast by United Spinal Association with Paul Amadeus Lane the other week. I feel truly blessed to be able to spread the message and help folks get “medically necessary equipment” approved by...
