I’m usually a healthy quadriplegic. The kind that never gets sick, never has skin issues, never needs to see a doctor (except for the occasional UTI). I was the “untouchable quad” for 17 years, and I loved every second of it. Well, that all changed January 31st, 2010, when I got Pneumonia (the [..}
Mike – A Standing Veteran and Dedicated Athlete
by on January 26, 2010
In 2009 we celebrated EasyStand's 20th Birthday, we felt that an important part of this milestone was to share some stories of customers who have been standing for several years. A few weeks later, I received a story from Mike Savicki, a quadriplegic and veteran who has been standing for over [..}
Survive a Minnesota winter from your wheelchair (and live to tell about it)
by on January 11, 2010
I’m the quadriplegic version of Laura Ingalls. I’ve experienced more than 1,350 “classic Upper Midwest” winter days as a wheelchair-user, and experience-wise, it’s everything you might imagine it is. There‘s bitterly cold temperatures and legs that seemingly never warm up if you dare [..}
A less-than perfect 2009 can’t crack my armor
by on December 14, 2009
Let’s be honest, 2009 will probably go down as one of the most stressful years seen in this country (especially for those who weren’t alive to experience the Depression). I know it wasn’t easy for me, from cutbacks on writing gigs, cancer in the family, a suicide, bad dating luck, not to [..}
I’m no Julia Child, but I can cook a mean alfredo sauce while sitting on my booty
by on November 9, 2009
And if being able to complete all of the steps required to make my mom’s alfredo sauce, a.k.a. “white” sauce, that delicious worth-the-possible-heart-attack butter, cream, and parmesan cheese creation with only the use of these curled up fingers, arm muscles that work at 50%, AND sitting in a [..}
Halloween’s almost here! Costume ideas for wheelchair-users
by on October 6, 2009
As a way of coping through the years, or maybe I’m just obsessed, but costuming - all cleverly worn from my wheelchair - has become a big time passion of mine. Over the years I’ve dressed-up from everything from a landlocked mermaid (who had no choice but to use a wheelchair, fins = can’t [..}
Standing Strong
by on September 29, 2009
I haven’t stood on my own power since August 25th, 1993. That’s 16 years and 2 weeks give or take. And while assisted standing isn’t pure unadulterated, like running through the grass or posing for an artist standing, my EasyStand 2400 stander does get me on my feet. If it wasn’t for this [..}
What Improvements for SCI are Here and Now (What is Right Around the Corner?)
by on September 15, 2009
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis and the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation brought together Neuro scientists, The National Institute of Health, physicians and people with a spinal cord injury, to look at the latest research for repair or improved function of the spinal cord at the Working 2 Walk Symposium in [..}
My Baby is 20 Years Old – A Short Story about the Birth of the EasyStand (Part II)
by on September 10, 2009
This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Story, written by Alan Tholkes, C6-7 quadriplegic, Founder of Altimate Medical and inventor of the EasyStand standing frame. Read Alan's first-hand story about the events that led up to the birth of the EasyStand for people who use wheelchairs. To read Part 1, click [..}
My Baby is 20 Years Old – A Short Story about the Birth of the EasyStand (Part I)
by on September 8, 2009
This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Story, written by Alan Tholkes, C6-7 quadriplegic, Founder of Altimate Medical and inventor of the EasyStand standing frame. Read Alan's first-hand story about the events that led up to the birth of the EasyStand for people who use wheelchairs. Let's back up a [..}
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