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...
Jan 30, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I had the distinct pleasure to present to the Leadership College at the North Carolina Medical Association filled with doctors, legislators, and PA’s. I spent an hour discussing my personal story, but more than that, talking about the need for disability...
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...
Dec 31, 2022 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
My father raised me with so many incredible quotes. Over the course of 2022 and throughout all of my wonderful successes and failures – this one in particular continues to drive me on a daily basis: “Luck is the Residue of Design” – English Poet John...