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...
Jun 10, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
So thankful to Diane Wilson, investigative reporter with ABC11 WTVD-TV and an incredible human being coming over to shoot a video segment for the news on the damage incurred with my power wheelchair when coming back from my trip to Costa Rica with Delta airlinesA...
Jun 7, 2023 | Advocacy, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Planning a trip can be exhausting for anyone, but for a wheelchair user there are many intricate elements to consider to ensure you have an enjoyable trip. One of the top issues to consider is the safety of your wheelchair with major commercial airlines. Additionally,...
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...
