The Everpresent Irony of Paralysis
September 8, 2023
Those of us with traumatic SCIs or delayed onset of disease live with everyday irony. From the moment we become paralyzed, we begin a journey of... Read More
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.
Miracle of Water
August 18, 2023
One year following my T11 spinal cord injury, I returned to a hospital in L.A. due to a major stage 4 pressure sore. The hospital had a special... Read More
The True Cost of Living
June 21, 2023
I recently did something I’ve never done before — watched a play being livestreamed. The play, Cost of Living, a 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama... Read More
Medical Ignorance— When Doctors Refuse to Comply with the ADA
June 12, 2023
Long ago — in 1980 — when I was teaching a class that dealt with communications media — I went on a week-long rant about how television was... Read More
Inch By Inch
May 30, 2023
For the past several months, I’ve been fighting to regain my independence, a lifestyle that has changed surprisingly little over decades of paralysis. Read More
Lessons from 23 Years of Working Remotely
May 11, 2023
From October of 2000 until this day in 2023, I have worked remotely. Before then, I taught writing and disability media classes at community colleges... Read More
The Doc You Want — or Gamble on ER?
April 11, 2023
During the pandemic madness, I’d been lucky enough to have no critical medical issues, just the normal daily spinal cord injury drill. Then in... Read More
Beginnings
April 10, 2023
Forget this year’s Super Bowl. The best-ever Super Bowl had absolutely nothing to do with football. Read More
Hard Times in Geezerville
March 31, 2023
When I am alone, I am not truly alone. I have come to believe that there is a spiritual dimension, whether we believe that God is real or not. When... 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.