May 30, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Flying on a Commercial Airline as a C6 quadriplegic paralyzed from the chest down — I wish I could sugarcoat this for this for wheelchair users out there who have significant mobility impairments, but I struggle to. Traveling in a wheelchair is no joke. It takes...
May 27, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Check out behind-the-scenes footage of accessible SCUBA diving on my incredible trip to Costa Rica with Wheel the World and Il Viaggio accessible travel company. I I had only ever seen photos of folks in wheelchairs SCUBA diving, but not what was really involved with...
May 23, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
In 2020, I was eligible for a new power wheelchair. I worked tirelessly to make the medical necessity argument for a power seat elevator. My private insurance carrier denied me. I spent months appealing only to receive the dreaded letter titled “Final Adverse...
Apr 29, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Something happened to me in Costa Rica. For the first time in 13 years since breaking my neck in 2010 I took a vacation for my 40th birthday with 6 incredible women who helped make this trip possible. I went on an adventure trip as I had become so...
Mar 27, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
It’s a really interesting question. One would think that paralysis alone is enough make life challenging, but, ironically, not walking is the least of my challenges. I’m not quite sure if I’m genetically wired like this, but I always do find the positive side of...
