The Membrane that Separates Us
March 28, 2023
“The road is long and seeming without end/ The days go on, I remember you my friend/ And though you're gone/ And my heart's been emptied it seems/... 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.
Where There’s a Will
February 27, 2023
My wife and I got the camping bug in 1974. We lived in an apartment near Oregon’s forests and mountain lakes and owned a full-sized Ford Econoline... Read More
The Medical Model — Rx for Discrimination?
February 17, 2023
Last October, the respected health policy journal Health Affairs (“the bible of health care policy”) dedicated an entire issue to the topic of... Read More
We're In It for the Long Haul
January 25, 2023
Just recently, I got a call from a friend who was facing a difficult operation and feeling, in his words, “very discouraged.” As a longtime quad who... Read More
Take the Risk
December 28, 2022
My dad was a man of many hats — from the top hat, he wore briefly as a university student in 1937, to the cowboy hat he wore each day at the cattle... Read More
Worst Advice I Ever Received
December 14, 2022
Three weeks following my life-changing accident in 1965, the doctor in charge of my rehab came to my bedside to visit me. The immediate reason for... Read More
Making Life-Changing Decisions
November 24, 2022
Is there a way to approach important choices, some fool-proof method that ensures we always make the right choice? I would have to say no. Each... Read More
The Aging Challenge
November 11, 2022
Aging is not necessarily something that happens after a certain age. It happens from the day we are born until the day we die. Still, real challenges... Read More
Love Letter to My Family
October 31, 2022
I didn’t discover my real family until I was 32. They were always there, doing whatever they did, but I had no interest in them until the day I saw... 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.