Anyone who has a spinal cord injury has eventually gotten “the question” (multiple times, in fact). That is to say, some version of “What happened to you?,” “How did you get hurt?,” “Why are you in a wheelchair?,” etc. Basically, they just want to know what your deal is and why you [..}
When To Intervene, When To Understand
by on December 16, 2011
I never like posting depressing blogs, but ever since I heard about the suicide of a 31 year old quadriplegic form New Jersey, I haven’t been able to think of anything else. She broke her neck in a diving accident several years ago and recently passed after refusing food and medication. [..}
Complete Vs. Incomplete
by on December 6, 2011
Normally when people are asked which they would prefer complete or incomplete, without knowing what the rest of the question is, most people would say that they prefer complete. They would like a complete car repair and would not like an incomplete heart surgery. But when a person is recovering [..}
No Free Rides Podcast: The Disabled Perspective – British Style
by on December 2, 2011
In episode #80 of No Free Rides, I was invited on-air at 104.4 Resonance FM in London to be on the disability podcast, Technical Difficulties. During the show host Tim Abbott, a brilliant journalist with mild cerebral palsy, and I discuss the differences in being disabled in the US vs. the [..}
Fitting Personal Cares in Around the Holidays
by on November 30, 2011
We just celebrated Thanksgiving which means now we’re on a runaway train to Christmas and New Year’s, and thus the holidays are upon us. The holidays are a nice time to spend some quality time with family, eat lots of great food, exchange gifts, revel in the holly jolly spirit, etc. But one of [..}
Let’s Hear It For the Nurse Practitioners
by on November 14, 2011
There’s a secret I’m going to share with you and it may be the best thing to ever happen to your medical situation: Get yourself a nurse practitioner as your primary doctor asap. I promise you won’t regret it. They care, they listen and they actually have availability. Sadly, I fell off the [..}
Our Veterans Deserve To Stand
by on November 11, 2011
We’ve been hearing from many paralyzed veterans lately who are either unaware of the equipment they are entitled to or are being unfairly denied equipment they deserve. Veterans, if you’re reading this, please fight for what you deserve. DeMarlon Pollard is a T4-5 paraplegic who got an [..}
My Accident Anniversary
by on November 9, 2011
"Throughout life you will learn that sorrow will not remain. You will see that it is like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon to make way for greater things." ~ Corrine DeWinter When a caterpillar spins a chrysalis, does it know its life is going to change and that it's going to turn into a [..}
Confessions Of A Halloween Baby
by on October 31, 2011
Halloween is finally upon us. To many people Halloween is their favorite holiday because of the fanfare of dressing up in costumes and letting loose, putting out fun decorations, and scoring oodles of candy. I have a very unique relationship with Halloween because October 31st happens to be my [..}
No Free Rides Podcast: David McCauley – The Latest Greatest SCI Advocate
by on October 5, 2011
In episode #78 of podcast "No Free Rides," I have on David McCauley, a successful businessman in NYC before his diving injury in ’08, who has founded a unique non-profit celebrating artists with spinal cord injuries to help find a cure. Tragedies can strike anyone, and for David McCauley, a [..}
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