Ellen and her daughter Emily often rely on the same life hacks to help them out throughout their days. Ellen and Emily both have Larsen Syndrome, a rare orthopedic disorder that affects their upper and lower extremities. Check out these hacks they’ve…
Power wheelchairs often have many available features that users can choose from when ordering. Here are some benefits of the elevate and stand features that many leading power wheelchair manufacturers offer on their products. https://youtu.be/811l3qQ7QaA Elevate The elevate feature is…
Brian Propp has been skating since he was a little boy growing up in Saskatchewan, Canada, and skated in many of the world’s biggest arenas over his 15 years in the NHL, but it was his skating on the 3rd floor…
“I like to tell people I started doing stand-up comedy when I finally couldn’t,” jokes Wes Johnson. As a member of the Army National Guard, Wes’s plans to deploy to Afghanistan were altered when he suffered a C5-6 spinal cord…
Different people have their own unique way of coping with difficult times, and for James McQuillan, his method is by focusing and talking about something else. When he was 20 years old, James suffered a spinal cord injury while playing…
“I want to change the world.” That was what Jillian Mercado said when she went for an open casting call, and it was this strength and determination that propelled her modeling career. When she was a teenager, Jillian was diagnosed…
Francesco was paralyzed in a diving accident in 2002. “The second that I dove in my chin hit the bottom of the pool,” recalls Francesco. “My head snapped back with such force that I shattered my C4 vertebrae. And I…
Matt Johnson was a fairly active 24-year-old living in the University City section of Philadelphia at the time of his injury on March 28, 2015. He would bike or run about once a week, but he rode his motorcycle almost…
In the United States, there are currently between 240,000 and 337,000 people living with some type of spinal cord injury. These injuries most often lead to a diagnosis of paraplegia (lower limbs affected) or quadriplegia (all four limbs affected). In addition, spinal cord injuries…
Maysoon Zayid is a comedian, actress, and writer with a lengthy resume that highlights her creative talents. She’s done stand up comedy, has appeared on TV and in movies, and is the founder of a non-profit agency devoted to helping…