Dec 13, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional
WHAT’S WORSE THAN BEING PARALYZED? Sleep Deprivation – Millions Sharing a collective pain together I’ve commented before that paralysis itself is not innately the biggest challenge with living a life in a wheelchair. It’s the secondary...
Oct 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Do you know all the general categories of disability and what they mean? Deaf / Hard of Hearing Mobility / Dexterity impairments (i.e. Wheelchair user, restricted movement, balance challenges, limb difference, tremor) Chronic Ailments (i.e. Diabetes, ALS, multiple...
Apr 27, 2022 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Pain. Chronic pain. It’s no joke. It’s debilitating. It can lead to death. It can be physically and psychologically crushing to your soul. Living with physical paralysis, for me, pales in comparison to pain. If...