As a quadriplegic, I need help with many tasks. So why am I so anxious when someone offers to help me?
Read MoreIt’s the 25th anniversary of the day I became a quadriplegic. Here are some of the lessons I learned after I became a person with a disability.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year. The month of September always brings around mixed feelings for me. Sept. 12, 2019 marks the 22nd anniversary of the day I became a quadriplegic.
I can’t believe it’s been over two decades since I lost my ability to move my arms and legs. It seems like yesterday when I was in the intensive care unit clinging to life. Looking back year after year, it is amazing to think about how I overcame such insurmountable odds. And while that was 22 years ago, my childhood is even farther away.
Read MoreThis is a thread about an encounter I experience all to often as a person with a disability.
Yesterday, I was eating dinner at a local fish place with my dad when a man came up to the table and asked to shake my dad’s hand.
“I just wanted to shake your hand and say it’s awesome what you do,” he said. “I have a son with a disability too.”
Read MoreAn extra charge for using a wheelchair? SMH.
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