Don’t give up - that’s the message Bert Burns shares with those around him. Bert, a paraplegic, was paralyzed when he was hit by a drunk driver 34 years ago. He embraces being a wheelchair user, and has decided to…
It all started with a Facebook post – that was how the world was introduced to Ikram Bakir, a 20-year-old girl from Fez who was born without hands. The Facebook page, Humans of Morocco, aims to give a voice to…
Becky’s brother, James, met with a car accident that left him a tetraplegic when he was 39 years old. Since his accident, James has found ways to successfully readjust to his life. “One year on from his accident, he’s finally…
During one of his regular visits to the National Spinal Injury Hospital, Harum Hassan met a newfound friend who was curious about how he lives with a disability. Harum recalls the man asking: “So you drive? And you cannot walk?…
Dr. Dan is a psychologist and family therapist who has lived with a spinal cord injury for many years. He discusses how his relationship with his body has changed over time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCvzRpaPTs&feature=youtu.be “Many year ago after my accident, I told…
Once I “graduated” from the spinal cord injury rehab hospital, they sent me out ready to face the world. They said I could be a little apprehensive at first about being noticeable, but that would pass. Luckily, I didn’t face…
When Noraini Adnan was a child, she wanted to walk, run and do everything that she saw other children do. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 8 months old, the 45-year-old has come into her own through public…
After a work accident in 2012, Chong Ping was paralysed from the waist down. He started working again in the family gardening business in 2016, where he now supervises workers. For the 44-year-old with 15 years of experience in the…
After I became an incomplete quadriplegic in 2012, I discovered there were many inconveniences, both major and minor. The major included the fact that I could not walk or use my arms, of course, while the minor included such things…
There’s no doubt cigarette smoking has a bad reputation. And there’s medical evidence showing that smoking can lead to things like heart disease, cancer, and lung disease. But for people with paralysis, there are additional ways that smoking can be…