Pascale Honore was paralyzed in a car accident and began to relearn life as a paraplegic. “An accident like this affects everything. You just gotta relearn to live a different way.” Pascale was confronted with things she couldn’t do anymore.…
Sri has been a paraplegic since she was 23 years old and she doesn’t accept that having a disability means you don’t have a life. “I want to show other Indonesians and the rest of the world that disabled people with…
Beth is a C6-7 quadriplegic who has limited mobility of her fingers and is unable to grasp anything. She relies on tenodesis to pick up things like a cup. (Tenodesis is using the flexion and extension of your wrist to…
Dr. Sherron Jackson and her son Alex were both injured in a car accident when Alex was 9 months old. Alex was paralyzed. When Dr. Jackson awoke from her coma, “I saw him in intensive care and he smiled when he…
“Take stock of all the worries, all the what-ifs that are going through your mind. Think about ‘which ones of these can I get more information about?’ or ‘Which ones of these can I take steps to solve problems?'” https://youtu.be/DLGQn1wC5uU…
Managing heat with MS comes with its own complications due to the effects of the demyelination of the nerves and how it impairs the body’s ability to adjust to temperature changes. Because of that situation, nerve transmission requires much more…
Preventing dehydration is important for anyone, but it’s especially important when you’re also managing a disability. When someone says “drink more water,” don’t just brush it off! All stages of dehydration have negative impacts. Early indicators of dehydration: Dry, sticky…
When you are first touched by paralysis, many will ask themselves, “What do I learn first?” or “Where do I start?” Kris Cichowski from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago shares tips on getting started. “It’s very important that you…
Paralysis often complicates how the body manages handling heat and humidity. This includes issues regulating body temperature, complicated by the fact that many people don’t sweat as much as before, or might not even sweat at all! Alex Jackson, a quadriplegic…
“At the very beginning when everything is so unknown and everything is so overwhelming, coping strategies are about getting through the day. Thinking about things one by one, step by step, day by day.” Robin Dorman is a clinical health…