Jul 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As we approach the end of Disability Pride Awareness Month this July, I am reminded of the fragility of living my life as a quadriplegic and all that I’ve been through. I’ve actually been thinking quite a lot about certain conversations involving tremendous giggling...
Jun 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Whenever we experience trauma or go through an extremely challenging time in our lives we often remember the bad. We remember the ugly. We don’t remember little moments of hope because our brains are wired generally catastrophize experiences. Just think about...
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...
Jan 25, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury
It starts with Awareness and Determination. On the front of my pro bono advocacy life with respect to health insurance to advance disability inclusion for all … I am honored to partner with VGM and Associates, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive...
Feb 9, 2021 | Family, Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I am so honored to be featured once again in New Mobility Magazine to talk about my marriage, the challenges we face, and how we work through them. Marriage is challenging enough, but when you add in the layered complexity of disability into a relationship I find that...
