Feb 19, 2018 | Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Misc, Uncategorized
I’m often asked what keeps me going during those dark times, seemingly insurmountable challenges I constantly face with spinal cord injury, and how I remain determined to try and live a life that does not consume me with anger for everything I have been through. I...
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...
Jan 5, 2018 | Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
A little over 10 years ago BBC produced a television mini-series called “Planet Earth.” They spent five years filming unique exotic environments, plants, and animals all over the world. There was one episode where the film crew spent months in subzero Himalayan...
Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve often been asked what a typical day looks like for me as a quadriplegic (quad). While every quad is different I can confidently generalize that with being paralyzed and fully dependent one has to spend a minimum of several hours a day dealing with general spinal...
Dec 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
The topic of caregiving is a very tricky one to navigate. This is an extremely sensitive topic for me and can be challenging for me to even write about. I preface this blog by stating it is written from my personal and dozens of other spinal cord injury folk’s...