Thinking back to my childhood I recall playing the “what do you want to be when you grow up” game with other kids. My answer was always a resounding “mermaid.” The water has always been … Read the rest
Intimacy and Romance After Marriage – “Newlywed Life”
If you get married in your early 20’s I’m sure life after marriage, especially newlywed life, is comprised of sex, unicorns, and rainbows! However, I think when you get married in your mid 30’s or … Read the rest
The Downfall of Our Healthcare System: A Harsh Reality
As the 30 minute mark passed while waiting on hold for Blue Cross and Blue Shield my mind started to wander. I opened up an old hard drive of my mother’s with photos spanning back … Read the rest
This Is Not “Our” World: Acceptance & Family Struggle After Injury
I became a T11-12, incomplete paraplegic on November 17, 2004 following the birth of my youngest son. A rare complication that occurred after receiving the epidural took the life I knew and turn it into… Read the rest
BEHIND THE SCENES: From the ICU to Walking Down the Aisle
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
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
PUSHLiving Podcast 014 | The Accessible Icon Project
The Universal Wheelchair symbol is a pretty standard drawing of a white stick figure seated in a chair with blue background. Not a lot of excitement but has got the job done. Universally.
But we … Read the rest
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.… Read the rest
PUSHLiving Podcast 013 | So you Wanna Dance? Marisa Hamamoto Infinite Flow A Wheelchair Dance Company
So what happens when you are a dancer, professionally or in training and you suddenly and unexpectedly become paralyzed?
Well, that is the story of our next guest. It also happens to be a story … Read the rest
PUSHLiving Podcast 012 | Gina Schuh Gives No Mercy and No More Excuses to Disabled Parking Offenders
Note: Please excuse the minor technical difficulties experienced during the taping of this podcast. We felt the content was well worth publishing and hope you find it to be an informational and insightful discussion
Many … Read the rest
