Feb 8, 2024 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury
Online dating can be akin to navigating new territory in the 1800s in the wild wild West. You are searching for gold and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which spans across hundreds of miles. Sound familiar? How many times have you swiped left to find your person...
Jan 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
HOW TO START BUILDING A NEW (POSITIVE) HABIT Your life today is essentially the some of your habits. How happy or unhappy are you? – a result of your habits. In psychology, the process of building a habit can be divided into four simple steps: cue, craving,...
Jan 9, 2024 | Advocacy, Funnies, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Online dating. Those two words. I would wager a bet they are evoking quite a few emotions for many of you – either positive or negative. As a newly divorced quadriplegic I’m back in the dating game. I never thought I would be here...
Nov 29, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Things have been challenging in my care life at the moment. I am going to leave it at that and just say that everyone is doing the best they can despite unforeseen circumstances. With that said, I have some of my beautiful caregivers coming in the morning to help....
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 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As we approach the end of Disability Pride Awareness Month this July, I am reminded of the fragility of living my life as a quadriplegic and all that I’ve been through. I’ve actually been thinking quite a lot about certain conversations involving tremendous giggling...
