Nov 13, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Despite my quirky exterior and rosy attitude as many seem to comment on, I, too, really struggle at times. Honestly, who doesn’t? It’s human nature.Many of you know my life’s purpose and mission is to help other humans in a range of different capacities, but...
Oct 29, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m humbled & speechless beyond words! I was invited by Permobil and that Permobil Foundation to Nashville, Tennessee this year to be there Key Note Speaker for their incredible Casino Night fundraiser to raise funds for wheelchair users to help them...
Oct 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Over the last week I traveled to Anaheim, California from Raleigh, North Carolina for a medical technology conference I was speaking at. I’ve traveled on planes before, but I’ve always had an entourage of people to help me as a quadriplegic paralyzed from...
Oct 15, 2023 | Advocacy, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I preface this article by saying first and foremost: I am very Quirky. I find humor even when I’m chained up to a literal hospital bed in China after spinal surgery. I find hope where I didn’t know it existed. I love to help other human beings through incredibly tough...
Sep 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Medical, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Many of you may not know this, but I spent the first 7 years after my accident in and out of hospitals with multiple surgeries including multiple life-threatening pressure sores, spinal cysts, pulmonary embolism’s, hyperthyroidism, osteoporosis, cervical cancer,...
Aug 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
My life. It’s complex. It can be challenging and downright overwhelming at times. I find humor in places that most likely would not – even when I’m tied down to a hospital bed in China after major spinal surgery in the ICU. The other day I was...