Not Letting Fear Paralyze You

Tamara Mena survived two car accidents, and each time, she picked herself up and became more determined to continue achieving her dreams after the devastating falls.   Like many aspiring and ambitious young adults, Tamara felt invincible, like a “superwoman”,…

Young Woman Finds Meaning After Stroke

“I am feeling strange. My brain is in a weird state right now — a combination of short brain games and lack of memory. While taking on the concept of a brain game earlier today, I suffered a memory overhaul.…

Processing A High-Level Spinal Cord Injury

Maurice is a C4 quadriplegic who was injured in 1997 at the age of 24. Maurice shares advice for moving forward with life after a high-level spinal cord injury. https://youtu.be/6Iq1xtZUDGU “Live your life to the fullest. It’s not over with…

Understanding Social Security Disability Benefits

Making heads or tails of the benefits offered by Social Security, a federal program in the United States, can be confusing and frustrating. Here’s some information that will lead to a better understanding of this program. Many people associate Social Security…

The Impact Of Meeting Someone Like Me

I was first diagnosed with sensoneurinal hearing loss on both ears when I was 7 years old. I can still remember the vivid image of my mother shedding tears listening to the doctor’s diagnosis. Consoling my mother, I said “Don’t…

Acid Attack Survivor Thrives

  Samuel was just three months old when he was a victim of an acid attack. He defied the odds by surviving the attack, but this incident has left him with severe damages to his tongue, throat, and vocal chords. As a…

Accepting the Use of Mobility Devices

Mitch was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis over fourteen years ago. Three years into his diagnosis, he reluctantly began using mobility devices starting with a cane. Now a wheelchair user, Mitch's attitude toward assistive devices slowly began to change…

Reflections on Life After the "BOOM"

John was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) while serving in the US Army. When it became difficult for him to walk, he was given a wheelchair for mobility. https://youtu.be/Fxn36y3MKxs The diagnosis combined with the introduction of a wheelchair is what…

Learning To Live Again Post Spinal Cord Injury

Peter was young and physically fit when he became a quadriplegic from a diving accident. Peter had just finished teaching swimming lessons when he decided to swim some laps himself before meeting a friend for dinner. He dove into the…