Feb 24, 2020 | Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
[wpvideo AdXqmzir] Thinking back to my childhood I recall playing the “what do you want to be when you grow up” game with other kids. My answer was always a resounding “mermaid.” The water has always been such a central part of my life having grown up in the...
Dec 17, 2019 | Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
It all started with two little pills – one from above and one from below … There are not often medical stories in my life that end up in giggles, smiles, and rainbows, but I am proud to say this one did! In my adolescent years of spinal cord injury I developed...
Dec 10, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
The other day I was reading an article on how traveling on airlines are far from “accessibly” friendly to those in wheelchairs. In this article the story started out by featuring a wheelchair user in his mid-twenties named, and you may know him, Shane...
Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hi Guys … I’m headed down to Miami for the next three weeks with my fabulous husband. I’ll be taking a vacation from the Quirky Quad until I return in the beginning of November. Follow along on Facebook for some great memories, adventures, and...
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...
