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HEALTH AND WELLBEING - PEER SUPPORT - SPINAL CORD INJURY
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| Four and a half months after her boyfriend Kev becomes a paraplegic in Northern Canada, Emma accompanies him to Australia, where they embark upon a 18,000 kilometre camping and backpacking trip; travelling across the continent with Emma’s anxious overprotective mother, through the remote north west with a free-spirited British backpacker and down the verdant east coast alone, their relationship hanging by a thread.
A unique travel memoir, this story takes the reader on a whirlwind trip around Australia guided by a young woman struggling to accept her boyfriend’s paralysis, and a paraplegic man backpacking during a time many spinal injured patients remain in hospital.
Written from Emma’s perspective with dark humour, she examines the dynamics of their relationship and the impact of the injury, difficulties faced as Kev struggles to learn to live in a wheelchair in harsh and challenging country, and encountering perceptions of the disabled they had recently held themselves.
Written with honesty both heartbreaking and humorous, this story will appeal to anyone with a love of adventure and dreams of leaving it all behind during difficult times.
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| Allen has written or co-authored eleven books of humor and non-fiction. His first-person account of becoming paralyzed at middle age, called “The Best Seat In The House: How I Woke Up One Tuesday and Was Paralyzed for Life,” was published by HarperCollins in 2007. Widely reviewed and praised, it was a New York Times “Editor’s Choice.” The review from Publisher Weekly concludes: “Rucker is a gifted observer-humorist, unleashing a straight-arrow honesty and a vibrant, penetrating wit while probing the most intimate aspects of contemporary life and human behavior…”. Find out more about Allen...
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| Alyson had a T8 paraplegic SCI in 2000 and currently resides in Southern California. She is a motivational speaker, advocate for people with disabilities, Ms Wheelchair California winner and writes for various publications. In her free time, she enjoys photography, spending time outdoors, surfing, swimming, writing, baking, music, and enjoying time with friends and family. It is Alyson's desire to educate the public on the truths of having a disability, hurt, habit, or hang-up and empower those to be all they can be in a world full of possibilities.
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| My chair does not define me! When I was injured at the age of 15 I thought my life was over... there were a lot of very dark days... but now I know how wrong I was! My chair is not only my form of transportation but the best gift I've ever been given.
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| Andi Kapfinger - member of the Austrian Ski Team - his official website including a range of recreation activities he pursues... |
| I have led my entire life with the belief and desire to make the most of every moment. Following the devastating spinal cord injury I suffered in 2012, I was faced with two options: 1) Listen to the doctors and medical specialists and accept and adapt to my damaged body with little to no hope for improvement or; 2) Commit myself fully to prove them wrong and to work diligently towards regaining function and getting back on my feet.
Maybe you can guess which option I chose… |
| Brent was paralysed at 16 years old with a spinal cord injury (quadriplegic), he has gone from paralysis to winning medals at the Paralympics, to writing books for adults and for children and is a keynote speaker to a variety of organisations. |
| Chad, a very talented 16 year old motocross rider, was involved in a serious accident whilst practising in 2007. The accident resulted in Chad having a C5/C6 quadriplegic spinal injury. ROLL 101 is a charity based trust set up by Chad Graham and his supporters to provide assistance to young people affected by chronic or terminal illness or by catastrophic injuries. Find out more about ROLL 101 via their website... |
| Charlie Merritt, a C3 quadriplegic, former Marine and strongman competitor, has started his own blog, Quadcapable. His goal is to create awareness, from sharing posts on using FES to strengthen his arms so he will be able to lift again, to a video on how he does a quad cough-assist. |
| The book, The Fire Within, and the album, Recovery, tell deMeyer's remarkable story in words and music. They chronicle his early days as a traveling musician, his intensive effort to recover from the accident, his marriage to Elle (who first came into his life as an occupational therapist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and his struggles and triumphs in the world of business as he turned away from music and put his creative fire to work in different venues.
Recovery and The Fire Within mark deMeyer's return as a serious musician and songwriter 30 years after the accident, and his debut as an author. Each work stands on its own, but taken together they weave an inspiring story of refusal to let the physical impact of the accident (he never regained full use of his left side) limit deMeyer's growth as a person and musician.
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| China Dixon is not your average YouTube vlogger. Reluctant for years to share her life publicly, China is a C4-5 quadriplegic and social butterfly. She says "I just want to reach anyone who feels like they can't overcome their hardships and to let them know that they can". |
| Dale Elliott is not one to sit down and take life as it comes. A commercial pilot, businessman, comedy performer and extreme sport enthusiast, Dale lives and breathes his message. He does this all from his mobile launch pad commonly called a wheelchair. In 2002 Dale became a paraplegic after a freak motorbike accident and after only 60 of his planned 150 days in hospital was back at work!
Dale put his knowledge as a commercial pilot and licenced aircraft engineer to good use but realised he needed something more, he felt an extreme desire to challenge himself again. In October 08, Dale became the first paraplegic in Australia & NZ to free fall skydive solo and land unassisted.
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| David has function primarily with one arm following his spinal cord injury from a motorbike accident. Photography continues to be his passion...please read on and check out his work. |
| I am an athlete, adventurer, and all around thrill-seeker. I am also a lover of woodworking and metal fabrication, with an obsession for classic trucks. This website is a platform for me to showcase what I do, influence others to get out and try things for themselves, and educate them to be better at them. |
| Gary Karp is a keynote speaker and workshop leader & has also written a number of books on his insights in the world of disabilities. Gary's company, Onsight Awareness Training, helps organizations benefit from the dramatic advances in the ability of people with disabilities to work. |
| Hello! Welcome to my little piece of cyberspace and thanks for dropping by! Here you will find links to various music projects I've been involved with in the last 3 or 4 years. As you can tell from the picture on the left I played the guitar for about 15 years before an accident left me paralyzed from the neck down. Now, I'm in a wheelchair and I write on a computer with a stick in my mouth. I'm eager to correspond with anyone who does the same! But, I'd love to hear from anyone who has a comment about this site.Please write me at viamar64@aol.com. Sooooo, look around, kick your shoes off, and make yourself at home, God bless! |
| My name is Humberto but my friends and family call me “Beto”. I am an Emmy award winning Journalist and Producer with 13 years of experience in the media. I host the Overcome Podcast and Overcome TV series on Youtube. My life mission is to help others by sharing my experiences in overcoming adversity and living a fulfilling life.
I founded the Gurmilan Foundation to help young people with disabilities become empowered and reach their full potential. I teach broadcasting at San Diego City College and often speak in the community to promote disability awareness and overall spread a positive message of hope and positivism. |
| Jack Rushton has been loved and admired by many over the years. He is known not only for his leadership skills and devotion to his beliefs and family, but also for his amiable personality and sense of humor. Jack is now known by thousands for his stellar example of how to move on and continue to achieve fulfillment through service and inspiration despite unfortunate injuries. Jack's You Tube comedy segment is a MUST!!
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| James became a quadriplegic as a result of an accident in Zambia while travelling around Africa. Waiting to go Tiger fishing on the mighty Zambezi River on a terribly hot day, James merely fainted whilst sitting on a stool, falling backward onto hard sand. The result of this seemingly innocuous occurrence was catastrophic - a severely bruised his spinal cord and brake of C4 and C5 vertebrae. The Puffin Magic Foundation was established soon after James' return to Australia in 2008. Its aim is to harness the personal efforts and financial contributions of the various groups of people who have expressed a desire to provide support to James in a way which will maximize the amount of support that can ultimately be delivered to James. In addition, The Puffin Magic Foundation aims to support others in necessitous circumstances.
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| Her fighting spirit was rekindled watching small planes flying overhead. She made a decision: 'If I can't walk, I'll fly.' And fly she did. While still covered in a full body plaster cast, Janine was lifted into an aircraft for her first flight. That moment changed her life forever. |
| One gets tired just listening to John Hockenberry describe his writing schedule and inspired reading a list of his accomplishments. The father of two-and-a-half-year-old twin daughters is expecting another set of twins in July of 2001. Read on for more about John... |
| Kelly’s skiing accident happened on February 18, 2006 on the second day of the Williams College Carnival. Starting number 12, Kelly came over a knoll and caught an edge on an icy patch. She fought to stay in the course but her ski edge grabbed and she was catapulted off the trail, striking a lift tower stanchion. She severely damaged her spinal cord injury at the T 7-8 level, fractured 4 ribs, fractured a vertebra in her neck, and a collapsed a lung. Kelly underwent 10 hours of immediate surgery to re-align and stabilize her spine at the Berkshire Medical Center.
After her first 2 weeks in the hospital, Kelly was transported to Craig Rehabilitation Hospital in Denver, Colorado, where she spent the next two and a half months undergoing rigorous rehabilitation for what would become her new life in a wheelchair. She left Craig ready to navigate life’s new challenges with the same tenacious spirit that had been the root of her prior athletic successes.
She works as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. |
| HI, I'm Lissette Whitehead, I'm 33yrs old & from Rosarito Beach, Mexico. I sustained a quadriplegic sci as a result of a diving accident. A lot of people would see a situation like this as a punishment from God, some would believe it's bad karma. I see it as a life experience which has taught me and is still teaching me a lot. It has given me the opportunity to meet some amazing people and to better appreciate the ones I already knew. It has made me realize that I'm much stronger than I thought I was and it has made me believe that anything is possible. Even though I'm not quite there YET, I know I will reach my goal of recovery.
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| This is my personal web site. The reason for it is that
on the 10 August 1986 I broke my neck diving into shallow water. Now although paralysed from the neck down with a Spinal Cord Injury C3/4 complete I have managed to get back to a pretty normal and fulfilled life. The following pages contain information about various subjects that others, including physically disabled people may find interesting and perhaps helpful. For example, the computer has been more than just a helpful aid - it has enabled me to stretch my new found abilities.
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| On, July 2, 2003 Mark was piloting his own modern 2 seat experimental aircraft. Due to engine failure shortly after takeoff, he was forced to crash “land” in the trees of the Minnesota River Valley. 40 feet above the ground, the super-strong all composite wing impacted a tree that did not budge, stopping the aircraft in midair which flipped over upside down. Mark landed on his head with the airplane on top of him causing a spinal cord injury which left Mark a C4-C5 level quadriplegic. |
| Spinal cord injury can be devastating but it doesn't mean an end to fun
and being a part of the good things in life.
Explore stories from Sex and Dating to the Crazy Things Kids Say plus a little about life,
quadriplegia and insight to paralysis.
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| A freak accident on his descent of the Seven Gables in the John Muir Wilderness left him paralyzed from the waist down in 1982.
Mark has continued his love for climbing with the help of his climbing partner, Mike Corbett. In 1989, they made history with their ascent of the 3,000-foot face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
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| Hampson: It took me getting paralysed from the neck down before I started to use my brain.
When Matt Hampson sleeps, he dreams he can still walk. In his dreams, he is he no longer Matt Hampson the quadriplegic former rugby player who almost died when his neck bore the full weight of a collapsed scrum which severed his spinal cord.
In his dreams, he no longer needs 24-hour attention from a team of devoted carers and it no longer takes him three hours to get ready in the morning after first being hoisted out of bed by an electric winch. |
| It was fall of 1979 that I became a quadriplegic due to a terrible car accident. That night, I thought I would never be able to use my arms or legs again - I was right. Some people with spinal cord injuries tend to give up.
It was during my painful rehabilitation that I learn to sign my name with a pen. A few years later, I put a paint brush in my mouth and started painting. |
| When a 1975 diving accident left Michael a quadriplegic, an artist friend taught him the basics of paintings. After experimenting with different techniques, he went on to receive instruction at Penn State University to refine his art. Michael's enthusiasm for painting has superceded any obstacles he has encountered, and a heartfelt affection for his subjects is evident in all his paintings. |
| Hi there! Thank you for popping in and taking a look. I'm Michelina and have been using a wheelchair now since my car crash in 1989. I have been 'Pushing Through Life' with an L2 level of spinal cord injury and showing the world that there is more to life than just my injury. So here you will find posts about my travel adventures, day to day life insights and my love for writing, so I've added some poems that have come to me over the years. I plan to post in each category once a month, at least to start with. I hope you enjoy it and come on this journey with me! |
| My son, Henry, took his first real steps on Easter Sunday 2017. He saw his cousin, who was two months older and toddling all over, and thought to his little baby self, “Hey, if he can do it, so can I!” From then on, it was nonstop.
One of my biggest worries came from not knowing how mobile Henry would be. Would I be able to keep up with him in my wheelchair? Would he still progress at normal stages because he didn’t see me walking? My greatest fear of all was that he would take off into traffic and I wouldn’t be able to stop him.
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| Of the many unknowns that awaited us on the other end of Kelly’s pregnancy, Ewan’s name was (finally!) the first to be resolved. Like all first-time parents, we had a thousand questions.
My concerns about being a parent with a disability weren’t related to anything existential — like, what will he think about having a dad in a wheelchair? Or, what will his friends think? I knew enough fathers through wheelchair rugby to understand that to a baby, you’re not the wheelchair guy, you’re just dad.
But some of those dads could also count the number of times they’d changed a diaper on one hand. I have C7-8 motor-complete quadriplegia, which manifests in weak hands and poor trunk stability, and that was where my concerns were: How long was he going to tolerate my floppy-fingered fumbling with a diaper? How would I carry him around and get him into and out of a car seat?
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| An excellent profile on Peter (C5 complete quadriplegia) and in particular how a modified vehicle has enabled him even greater independence and participation in home, family, work and community life. Brief features on his raised garden bed and welding/sculpture skills. Genius at work! |
| Follow Randy Earle's adventures in access. Besides blog check out wewillfindaway's Facebook page, there's a link to that on the blog |
| Rob, an active sports man, rugby player and rower suffered a C3 spinal injury in a crash. This is a very high level spinal injury which means that he is now tetraplegic – paralysed from the neck down and reliant on a ventilator for his breathing for the rest of his life. Rob, however, is determined to rebuild his life as far as he is able and still wants to take a place at University. |
| My name is Ralph Raymond, I'm a 32 year old C-6 quad and a docu-film maker, photographer and blogger of all things "dis"ability related. Thanks for coming by Rollingpix and send me a message or email me!
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| My web-site is, and always will be, for those who have been unfortunate enough to experience a spinal injury and for their relatives, friends and colleagues who feel they would like to understand a little more.
However, sharing what has happened to me over the last 14 months may help you all understand that a spinal injury isn't necessarily 'THE END'
Let me explain ...
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| Farmer, pilot, inspirational speaker and best selling author. Sam's next goal is to become the first quadriplegic in the world to fly a helicopter. He is a C6/C7 quadriplegic, following a car accident in 1987 while jackarooing in the Northern Territory. He was only 19 years old and medical experts suggested his dream to be a farmer might now be too difficult. Despite that, he went home to the family farm and over the next ten years rebuilt his shattered life.
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| After 12 years in the RAF as a Physical Training and Adventure Training Instructor playing sport and living the outdoor life for a living, the grim reaper finally popped his head up and said, "You're having too much fun?" |
| If I had to offer advice to anyone thinking about a new career, I would say consider tech. But also, if you can, go traveling. |
| Stacey has not let a devastating accident that left her a quadriplegic and dependent on a wheelchair at 12 years old slow her down. Instead she picked up the pace and has used her life experience and personal philosophies to become Australia’s leading keynote speaker and facilitator on resilience and turning adversity into an asset, delivering keynote speeches, training, consulting and coaching to organisations such as Telstra, South East Water and CSIRO. More recently Stacey has added athletics to her repertoire after 22 years of inactivity to further stretch her comfort zones, becoming the first women in her classification to compete in Australia, and is training to qualify for the Paralympic Games. In her spare time you are likely to find Stacey in the nearest patch of sunshine with a book recharging her solar powers. |
| Steph was driving home from Vegas and dozed off behind the wheel, launching off an over pass flipping her car. She immediately became a C5-7 quadriplegic. When she was in the hospital an occupational therapist came in, knowing that her passion was always beauty, she brought in makeup brushes and helped her figure out a way for her to do her own makeup. |
| My name is Penn and I created this website for a number of reasons really. I had a C5/6 quad injury 20 years ago following a swimming pool accident. Some of you may think that life in a wheelchair is a life not worth living. In fact, it's quite the opposite...it doesn't mean you have to sit in your chair and vegetate. There are so many things in life to do and enjoy!. Don't let your disability ruin the rest of your life. Don't look at your wheelchair as if it is a ball and chain, get out there and see what you're capable of, you'll be surprised....
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| If you are a C6 male quad who likes the idea of independence but can’t get it, or you are being told you can’t, this site will give you instructions.
Its not meant to be some dodgy new age motivational self help book. Its a practical ‘how to’ guide that shows how I, as a C6 quad, do the every day tasks that all humans have to do.
Included in the list of tasks are things like, travel, work, going out and sex, because these are the basic things we need to do just because we are human.
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| I endured a spinal cord injury in my first semester at MIT in 2013, and have since been on a journey of bodily reconnection.
My goal has always been to return to MIT, and to do so as unencumbered by my body as possible.
In August 2018, I made that dream come true. |
| My name is Tiffiny Carlson and I'm a disability writer from Minnesota. I also have a C5-6 incomplete spinal cord injury from a diving accident when I was 14. I love writing and sharing disability stories and feel extremely lucky I get to do it for a living. |
| After I had my paraplegic spinal injury at age 18 I thought my travelling dreams were over and so focused on my career. After years of study I finally became a veterinarian. While being a vet is a huge passion of mine, I felt slightly jealous of my friends who were solo backpacking around Europe for months on end! I thought I would never be able to achieve this dream because of my disability. However one day I woke up thought ‘dammit’, quit my job and bought my ticket and thus the goal to backpack solo in a wheelchair was born.
I started writing this blog so that I could share things I found useful travelling in a wheelchair, places that I found accessible, places that were not and anything else I learned along the way.I hope that if you are a person with a disability wanting to travel (solo or with friends, backpacking or in hotels) that my story can help and motivate you to do so and prove that travelling is not just limited to the able bodied – anything is possible.
Happy travelling.
Caitlin |
| Independence Australia, formerly known as ParaQuad Victoria (Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association), is a not-for-profit organisation providing community based services to enable people with a disability to achieve their desired quality of life. The Association has particular expertise in the area of Spinal Cord Injuries and Poliomyelitis, but also provides services to people with other physical disabilities.
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| ParaQuad NSW is a not-for-profit member-based association striving to empower people with spinal cord injury to achieve their potential. Formed in 1961, ParaQuad has provided vital care, support and clinical services to people with spinal cord injuries, their families and carers for more than 40 years.
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| The ParaQuad Association was founded in 1990 to assist and encourage paraplegics and quadriplegics in their endeavours to once more become an integral part of their community.
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| Spinal Cord Injuries Australia continues the 37 year history of providing consumer based support and rehabilitation services to people with physical disabilities. It began as the Australian Quadriplegic Association and strives to be Australia’s leading charitable enterprise in the PREVENTION of spinal cord injuries, CARE for those who have spinal cord injury and the support of research to find a CURE for spinal cord injury.
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| Resource Center for Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries |
| At 14 April was living life just like any other girl at that age. She had a boyfriend, two best friends and a family that loved her. One cold February morning, an ATV rollover changed not only her life but entire family's lives. It's been nine years now and she is still continuing to beat the odd from where the doctor said she would be! |
| Follow Ben's journey of life in a wheelchair, from his accident at the age of 18 in 2015 and the aftermath to his 2018 status as a university student |
| Best Spinal Cord Injury podcasts we could find (updated December 2019) from PlayerFM |
| QuadPodcast is hosted by Bob Ness, a C-6 quadriplegic. The podcast is designed to inform, educate and entertain. Listen and learn about people with spinal cord injuries: We’re independent people who lead interesting lives. We’re all walks of life, nice people, jerks, funny, dull, partiers, teetotalers, doctors, lawyers, actors, musicians, etc. everything that makes people humans. Hopefully you’ll meet some or all of them…well, meeting all would be impossible, but at least you’ll hear some conversations that are at times humorous, illuminating, heartbreaking and uplifting about day-to-day life as a wheelchair user. |
| Check out the variety of publications and other items of interest for people with disabilities including travel, items for sale, mobility equipment dealers. |
| DISABILITY IS FATE - BUT HUMANITY ... DECISION |
| Jamie Duplechine, Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana USA, is from Lafayette, Louisiana and is currently working towards an Advanced Diploma in Theology and a Bachelor’s in Christian Ministry. Jamie is a Board Member of the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana and the Louisiana’s Statewide Independent Living Council and recently achieved a Certification in Partners in Policymaking.⠀
Duplechine is a quadriplegic as a result of a motor vehicle accident in July of 1995 |
| Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation Director Jake Briggs has started a podcast, covering a range of topics from music, sport, disability, aboriginality, technology, the environment, society, culture and so on. |
| Making Moves Podcast is dedicated to those living with a spinal cord injury. In this podcast, you will hear about our failures and victories, ups and downs, and our pursuit of living life to the fullest. Our aim is to support and inspire those inflicted with an injury and to show that you can have an amazing, fulfilling, and successful life despite having a spinal cord injury. |
| Mark lost his sight when his retinas detached aged just 22, at that stage a promising business and economics student at Trinity College and an international rower. A career in investment banking and life as he knew it quickly faded from view. Once over the shock of blindness, Mark was challenged to redefine his life framed by his new circumstances. He moved back to Dublin and resumed post-graduate study and rowing, winning two Commonwealth Games medals.
In July 2010, the challenge chose Mark. In a fall from a second story window, he broke his back and was left paralysed. Now Mark is a pioneer, exploring the frontiers of spinal cord injury recovery through aggressive physical therapy and robotic technology. |
| We are Michael and Dana (Brown) Ritter. We are a Christian married couple. Dana is a TV news professional. Michael is a web developer/"house spouse." Together, we live the title of our blog, "Love Like This Life." We are honest and real and like everyone else, we face challenges. Some have to do with the fact that Michael is a c5/6 quadriplegic (paralyzed in 1994), some have to do with the fact Dana is a woman. We are only human, but we believe we serve an almighty, sovereign God, and through Him, we can do all things. We enjoy laughing, traveling, reading, writing, painting, taking pictures and experiencing life with family and friends. |
| On May 18, 1986, at approximately 6 o'clock in the evening, I dived into an outdoor swimming pool here in Brixham and hit my head on the bottom of the pool. I then found myself floating facedown in the water not being able to move anything. After what was probably only a minute at the most I lost consciousness. The next thing I recall was lying in bed at Torbay hospital. After tests and x-rays were carried out it was discovered I had broken my neck at the C5 level. After being transferred to The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre at Salisbury in Wiltshire, I was given the devastating news that I would never walk again and would most likely spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. |
| I was on a full ride scholarship at the University of Cincinnati, working a great internship, and enjoying everything that came with life as a college student. At 21 years old, I thought what could be better?
On November 20, 2009 everything changed. A car accident left me paralyzed below the shoulders and catapulted me into a journey I never could have conceived. Adjusting to life with a spinal cord injury was daunting. However, I quickly began to see how God would reshape my priorities, outlook, and overall vision for my future.
I’ve come a long way since fighting for my life in the hospital. |
| Scott’s world was shattered when he broke his neck in a 2009 diving accident. The devastating injury rendered him a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. Told he would never breathe on his own, move his body, or spend long periods of time out of bed, Scott made it his mission to defy the odds. His determination to stay positive and maintain a relentless focus on what he wished to achieve, helped him exceed the expectations of those original doctors. |
| How Makeup Artist Steph Aiello Pursued Her Cosmetology Career After Becoming Quadriplegic |
| Welcome to BACKBONES. Connecting people with spinal cord injury and their families is what we do. Through one-on-one pair ups or an event near you, BACKBONES makes it easy to meet others with similar background, injury and interests.
BACKBONES only exists because of people like you- regardless of age or injury, you have something to give. Become a BACKBONE, ask questions, share an experience or teach us a trick! |
| Beauty Ability shares what myself and others have discovered from this crazy disabled journey. I hope my site helps inspire the newly injured and unchallenged thinkers that despite a having disability, we all can still be attractive beings inside and out.
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| ... promotes the health and well-being of people living with paralysis and their families by providing comprehensive information resources and referral services.
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| Facing Disability.com was specifically created to connect families who suddenly have to deal with a spinal cord injury with people like them who have already “been there” and “done that.” It’s a first-of-its-kind Internet-based effort to collect life experiences surrounding spinal cord injuries and bring them to the world. It is the only place on the web where you can see and hear the most important answers to the questions everybody asks.Our video library has 2,000 high-quality HD videos of people who are living with spinal cord injury. |
| Check out the up to date blog for Spinal Cord Injury! |
| The primary purpose of this list is to provide a forum for quadriplegics (tetraplegics) to communicate with others who share the same condition. This is not strickly a SCI (Spinal Cord Injury) forum. It is a forum for anyone who suffers a partial or full loss of function all 4 extremities of the body, i.e. a quad due to any reason not just from a SCI. It is most often caused by an SCI but not always. Anyone is welcome to join. |
| A chat site, support group for ventilator users. |
| Life Rolls On is the story of many inspirational individuals, coming together in the face of extreme adversity and changing the face of spinal cord injury... |
| This site is to offer friendly advice and support to injured spinal cord people and showing ways of doing things we took for granted before. I will also provide links to products and services that I have found useful to my progress. Spinal cord injuries are so unique to each individual so remember what works for one person may not work for someone else but feel free to add something that may have helped you in regaining some of your independence.
I am a C6 spinal cord injured lady three years post injury and I am living alone, working and doing day to day tasks with minimal assistance.
By the end of rehab, almost a year since my accident I was a shadow of my former self. I had given up both mentally and physically.
I had forgotten who I was, a person of value. We simply need to remind ourselves that to triumph over adversity we must be capable to overcome anything life throws at us. Our souls energy can be overshadowed or lay dominant for awhile, dulled by the worlds activities but our spirit cannot be quenched. Remember who you are. Keep your identity and dignity. Don't compromise this for anyone. |
| WELCOME TO SPINAL LIFE AUSTRALIA’S PEER SUPPORT FACEBOOK GROUP!
This group is a place for discussion, questions, and reviews that are relevant to the spinal cord damage community. |
| SPINALpedia serves the needs of thousands of individuals and families affected by a spinal cord injury (SCI) from all over the world. We are here to empower our community through our shared SCI knowledge, voices and stories.
Our motto is "See it, Believe it, Do it-- The Power of Experience!"
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| Peer support for people with spinal injuries |
| Transverse Myelitis is a rare neurological disorder that is part of a spectrum of neuroimmunologic diseases of the central nervous system. Other disorders in this spectrum include, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Optic Neuritis, and Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic's disease). The membership of The Transverse Myelitis Association includes persons with all of these disorders, their family members and caregivers and the medical professionals who treat people with these disorders. |
| This website is independently owned and operated by wheelchair gonzo, Mark E. Smith, who is also a manager and designer for Pride Mobility Products. WheelchairJunkie.com is about mobility, not manufacturers, so the voices expressed here represent only those people who are the 'users'. It's just a user-helping-user thing, and no matter which brand wheels are under your rear, we're here to help suss' them all out. |
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