“I just know that anytime I’m having a bad day…that’s going to happen to anybody whether you’re a quad, para or able-bodied." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_2xpkZUrQ “If it’s a bad day, it’s a bad day. Let it go. Do what you gotta do…
I sometimes find myself lacking it. This is something I struggle with on almost a daily basis. It’s almost embarrassing to type and to think I actually feel this way, but I do. Maybe it’s because I don’t expect someone…
“It’s been a big year, girls and boys. It’s been a really big year.” These are the words of Amanda Lowry as she sums up the first year following a diving accident that left her a tetraplegic. A film crew…
Sholto Taylor reflects on the night he became a C6/7 complete tetraplegic at the age of 19. “I was in that classic…18 to 25 male age group where we’re all bulletproof,” he shares. After a night of drinking with friends,…
The holidays are upon us, which along with the cheer, can bring a lot of stress. “Already, you might be noticing differences in your mood, body and safety,” shares Nurse Linda. “Sometimes a reminder of taking care of yourself is necessary…
Kelvin, a paraplegic from Singapore, was paralyzed in an accident as a teenager. When he was new to being a wheelchair-user, his parents wanted him to stay at home. “I stayed at home, but when no one was around, I…
“I didn’t know much about disability at all. I’d seen guys on wheelchairs and thought ‘Oh their legs don’t work, that’s it.’ I didn’t realize my abdominals wouldn’t work, my hands wouldn’t work properly.” https://youtu.be/yOMlP8qs9FI “I couldn’t work out why…
Thomas Teo’s life started to change when he turned 8 years old. “I had problems walking, climbing stairs, even running,” he says. His mother came to know about it when she was alerted that Thomas had difficulties going down a hill…
Nafi broke his neck playing rugby 8 years ago and has been using a wheelchair ever since. It wasn’t easy for him to accept the changes in his life. It took him 2 years to adjust himself to his life…
Claire has been a wheelchair-user since a fall paralyzed her when she was 19 years old, but that doesn’t stop her from doing things she loves. https://youtu.be/QM6ziG4MgNo “I think I realize that I have to be independent so that I…