What is it like transitioning home after spinal cord injury? Once Cody from New Zealand got through the first few months after his rugby injury, worked to establish his new normal as a quadriplegic. Get an up close and personal look at Cody’s progress as he establishes his…
“I wasn’t even planning on playing rugby,” Cody says. “I went down there not expecting to make it.” In one of the games, he ended up in an awkward tackle that broke his neck. Cody was on the ground, conscious, but…
Kristen was intimidated at first to learn a safe method for transferring a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic on her own. As her husband’s primary caregiver, she had to learn. “I would have never thought it possible to do a transfer like this by myself,”…
Working with caregivers can be a challenge, especially when you’re coming to terms with needing to rely on someone else for basic daily functions. Marie, a quadriplegic since age 22, shares her top tips for working with caregivers to help both…
“Parenting can be challenging…and a lot of the things are parallels with an able-body.” Marie became a mother after she became a quadriplegic and learned all her tricks in the years raising her now college-aged kids. From keeping herself in…
“There was a lot of guilt when I was pregnant,” Marie shared about being pregnant after becoming a quadriplegic. “I felt like, I could barely take care of myself, how was I going to take care of another child?” Despite…
Tom hasn’t stepped down from his father responsibilities since he’s been paralyzed and he has great tips if you’re interested in teaching your kids how to master different skills. He taught his son to fix his car and change the oil.…
“Those kids come running around me like I’m a toy. They see the wheels, they see this guy in a wheelchair and they’re just ecstatic about it.” Tony was paralyzed before his son was born, so his son doesn’t know…
James’ son was born after he was paralyzed and his daughter was only three months old. "My kids don’t know me any other way." “My son used to stand on the back of my chair and we’d go cruising through…
Transitioning to a life impacted by someone with paralysis takes time. “In many ways it was very good for them,” Ginger shares about the impact of her spinal cord injury on her daughters, but it had it’s challenging moments, especially for…