They say it takes a village to raise a well-rounded child. While this may not be the case in the modern times we live in, in the past, an entire community would watch out … Read the rest
PUSHLiving Podcast #20: Chris Norton, “Using Pain for Purpose”
Chris Norton – Author of “The Seven Longest Yards”
Welcome to another PUSHliving Podcast. We are excited to welcome Chris Norton and his wife beautiful wife Emily. Chris is a well known Keynote Speaker … Read the rest
Affordable Home SCI Exercise Program – Something for Everyone
Exercise Program for people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Since I was 13 years old exercise, working out, and sports have always been a centerpiece in my life. Whether I was having a bad day, … Read the rest
ADA Fails to Regulate Bed Heights in Hotels – FIGHT BACK NOW!
ADA Bed Height Regulations
The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include revised minimum requirements for newly and constructed or altered facilities so that they are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, … Read the rest
The Ancient Philosophers were on to Something – Overcoming Negative Emotions
There are periods in anyone’s life, but especially in a quadriplegics life, that can be filled with darkness, despair, and hopelessness. It is in these desperate times that one has to dig deep to find… Read the rest
My Experience with Dating a Woman in a Wheelchair
Ali and I recently took our first big trip together to Miami, where she lived for nearly 10 years, for her first real vacation since her accident in 2010.
I have now been dating Ali, … Read the rest
Spinal Cord Injury Sexuality: How I (Unexpectedly) Fell in Love
How Exploring my Spinal Cord Injury Sexuality Inadvertently Lead to Love”
I am often asked how I fell in love with my boyfriend and many folks are generally shocked when I tell them the reality … Read the rest
The Game of Survival: Managing Fear and Health as a Quadriplegic
One might assume that being paralyzed is the most challenging aspect of the game.
I tend to disagree with this outlook as there are so many secondary complications that follow Spinal Cord Injury, which can … Read the rest
Splashing Back into the Water: How I was going to swim again as a C6 quadriplegic
Quadriplegic Swimming
I grew up all around the world, but home base since I was born has always been the Bahamas. I was a fish in water and you would be hard-pressed to find me … Read the rest
Spinal Surgery in China – “To Die or Not to Die?”
Two years after taking that fateful plunge into the shallow water leaving me a C6 quadriplegic I developed a massive Arachnoid cyst in my spinal cord. This cyst was ascending upwards and starting to impair… Read the rest
