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...
Nov 29, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Things have been challenging in my care life at the moment. I am going to leave it at that and just say that everyone is doing the best they can despite unforeseen circumstances. With that said, I have some of my beautiful caregivers coming in the morning to help....
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...
