The culmination of my life’s work thus far to being crowned Ms. Wheelchair North Carolina 2022 in November 2021 is one of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, determination, support, and unrelenting determination. Frankly, when you sustain or … Read the rest
Overcoming the Fear #SCIAWARENESS #PUSHLOVE
We have done many stories on @PushLiving .com about romance in dating, and while I am fortunate and have been married and in a relationship for most of my #SCILife, the reality is all … Read the rest
The Rise of Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
Technological, societal, and environmental shifts are reshaping how many companies engage and include people, customers, and communities with disabilities. This is paving the way for systemic change in how we include underrepresented communities in the … Read the rest
Turning Pain into Purpose
The other week I was curled up in bed for over 3 ½ hours dealing with what many who suffer from spinal cord injury go through on a regular basis. The bowel program. One of … Read the rest
The Never Ending Health Insurance Battle – A Year Later!
If you’ve ever applied to college you’ll likely remember waiting anxiously by the mailbox for that large envelope, which was filled with hopes and dreams of your acceptance letter into the school of your choice. … Read the rest
How Wilderness Survival Trips Prepared Me for Spinal Cord Injury
I was 300 miles from civilization in the outback country of Western Australia in the Kimberly’s in 95° heat carrying an 80 lb. backpack with holes in the back of my heels the size of … Read the rest
ICU Survival Guide with a Twist!
There’s an art and a science to pretty much everything in life and surviving for weeks on end in the ICU is no different. With a majority of medical professionals being woefully undertrained in all … Read the rest
How To Make Spinal Cord Injury Advance Your Professional Career
With my advocacy and consulting career starting to bloom in so many directions, I decided to undertake the mission of adding another social media account to my life – LinkedIn. I spent the last two … Read the rest
Never, Never, Never Give up – Even When Health Insurance Denies You
It’s hard to believe that it’s only the middle of February and with the state of affairs in the world today I try very hard to focus my energy on affecting change in whatever capacity … Read the rest
How I Choose To Be Happy
The other day I posted an Instagram story that choosing to be happy is a conscious choice. I received a message from a person who asked me a simple, yet thought-provoking, question on how I … Read the rest
