The Perfect Mom
May 6, 2025
When I ask you to stop and imagine what the “perfect mom” looks like, you might imagine an endlessly patient, organized beauty. Maybe she’s wearing... Read More.png)
Voices from the Community
Our blog offers stories from the community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on research.
The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
.png)
Celebrating the Legacy of Women in Disability History
March 18, 2025
When I was first injured in 2005, I was 14 years old and had no clue how to move forward. Sure, I had a team of inpatient nurses who taught me to... Read More-1.png)
Voices Unheard: Raising Awareness to Bridge Divides
December 2, 2024
I was in a jet ski accident in August of 2005, leaving me with a spinal cord injury and paralysis that requires a wheelchair to get around. I was... Read More-1.png)
Empowering Perspectives: Parenting as a Quadriplegic
September 16, 2024
I’ve written about pregnancy from my perspective as a paraplegic, but I’ve often wondered: Read More.png)
Embracing Differences: Teaching Children About Disability
June 17, 2024
While I was pregnant and into the first weeks after I became a mama, I rode a rollercoaster of frustration, adaptations, and a reckoning of what my... Read More.png)
Surround Yourself, Mama
May 8, 2024
One of my most useful but situationally frustrating characteristics is “stubborn,” I’m confident my husband and parents will confirm. I have no... Read More.png)
Navigating Parenthood and Disability
April 15, 2024
I’m a little over 18 years post-accident (resulting in my T8 paralysis) and a little under one-year post-childbirth. Both statistics are... Read More
Mental Health and Postpartum
February 15, 2024
I gave birth to my son, Malachi, in April of last year. Childbirth was the most simultaneously great and challenging thing I’ve been through since a... Read More
Parenting Made Accessible
January 19, 2024
I’ve been paralyzed and dependent on a wheelchair for almost two decades and, I tell ya, becoming a mom has required more of my creativity,... Read MoreThe opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.