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...
Aug 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
My life. It’s complex. It can be challenging and downright overwhelming at times. I find humor in places that most likely would not – even when I’m tied down to a hospital bed in China after major spinal surgery in the ICU. The other day I was...
Jul 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
A huge thank you to the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) for writing such a beautiful article on so many challenges many of us wheelchair users continually strive to fight for health equity in our community! Excerpt: “Seat Elevation:...
May 2, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Uncategorized
I spent my 40th birthday with 5 incredible women in Costa Rica with Wheel the World global travel company and Il Viaggio local Costa Rica accessible travel company. It was bananas. I’m sure many of you have seen many of my posts. When I decided to...
Feb 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
February 15, 2023 UPDATE: Public Comments Needed Again to Lock in Decision: www.rise4Access.org by MARCH 17, 2023 CMS released its long-awaited proposed decision to offer Medicare coverage for seat elevation systems in power wheelchairs, for the first time ever. This...