--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis | Reeve Staff (2) description: This blog was written by the Reeve Foundation for educational purposes. For more information please reach out to information@christopherreeve.org (2) --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis | Reeve Staff (2)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/author/reeve-staff/page/2) # 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. [Latest from our community](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en) [Reeve Round Up](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=reeve-round-up) [Life After Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=life-after-paralysis) [Research](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=research) Close Filters Lifestyle Health Español EmpowHer Stories Caregiving Advocacy and Policy News Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight Relationships SCI Awareness Hope Happens Here Team Reeve Mental Health Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight Community Spotlight Travel Reeve Summit Adaptive Fitness Events Assistive Technology Community Education Accessible College Reeve Family Emergency Preparedness Donor Spotlight Employment Military / Veterans Pediatrics Reeve Collaborators International Team LeGrand Show all tags Apply Filters Clear Filters Close Filters [![Tricia and Chad](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(13)-3.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-spotlight-tricia-jackson) Team Reeve ## [Team Reeve Spotlight: Tricia Jackson](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-spotlight-tricia-jackson) March 30, 2026 Last fall, Tricia Jackson hosted a pre-race feast to celebrate her nephew’s quest to conquer the Chicago Marathon. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/team-reeve-spotlight-tricia-jackson) [![AccesSurf Hawai’i](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(2)-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: AccesSurf Hawai’i](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii) March 13, 2026 In Hawaiʻi, the ocean isn’t just scenery, it’s a way of life. It also has a way of healing, and AccesSurf Hawaiʻi (ASH) is dedicated to making the... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-accessurf-hawaii) [![Man in wheelchair with a fish in hand on boat](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: Chicago No Limits Fishing](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing) March 2, 2026 There’s nothing quite like the calm of open water and the thrill of a bite on the line. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-chicago-no-limits-fishing) [![Nathaniel and daughter](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-02-05T093217.386.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark) Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight ## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Nathaniel Clark](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark) February 16, 2026 After Nathaniel Clark sustained a spinal cord injury in a 2023 car accident, he was both grateful to be alive and utterly overwhelmed. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark) [![Care Coordinator Jared Nelson stands with a family at the University of Utah ALS Clinic, reflecting collaborative, compassionate support for patients and caregivers.](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-01-27T104849.054-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: ALS United Rocky Mountain](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) January 30, 2026 When ALS enters a household, it brings more than a diagnosis — it brings significant financial strain and nonstop caregiving demands. For families... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) [![Yvonne Sterling](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-01-13T123934.709-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling) Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight ## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Yvonne Sterling](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling) January 20, 2026 Yvonne Sterling firmly believes in the power to turn an illness or injury into something hopeful and inspiring. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-yvonne-sterling) [![Walter and Donna Lowich](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(98)-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) Caregiving ## [From Unanswered Questions to a Nationwide Lifeline for Caregivers](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) December 5, 2025 When Walter Lowich said goodbye to his wife before her spinal surgery, he thought he knew what to expect. An operation. A recovery. And, soon enough,... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) [![Donna Lowich and her husband](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(97)-1.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) Caregiving ## [Information Specialist Spotlight: Donna Lowich](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) December 4, 2025 Donna Lowich’s days revolve around questions. They wind their way to her desk at the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) from across the United... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) [![Pat Volland and husband ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(94)-3.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland) Donor Spotlight ## [Donor Spotlight: Pat Volland](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland) October 30, 2025 Patricia Volland was hit by a car on a spring day in 2009 while riding a Vespa through the Pennsylvania countryside. 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