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
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.
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 More
Coming Changes in Chronic Pain Management
September 30, 2022
September is both Spinal Cord Injury Awareness month and Pain Awareness month, and it’s fitting that they are happening at the same time. I can’t... Read More
Reacher-Grabbers Everywhere
September 16, 2022
As a para, I’m fortunate that off-the-shelf reacher-grabbers work for me, so I have a couple in my house — one next to my bed and another in a... Read More
The ADA: Tales of Reluctant Compliance
September 13, 2022
In the first decade following the passage of the ADA, few, if any, small towns were willing to comply with the law. In 1991, a year after it was... Read More
Best Wound Care Therapy I Have Ever Experienced
August 12, 2022
Non-healing wounds can take down our quality of life, our freedom of movement, and our health. Some wounds require expensive flap surgery or grafts,... Read More
Celebrating the Moment
July 19, 2022
I’m running out of ways to celebrate the anniversary of the plane crash that crushed my spinal cord and paralyzed me eons ago. This month (July) will... Read More
The Root of “Handicrap”
July 18, 2022
I doubt that anyone knows the precise etymology of “handicrap,” but I know how I came to know the word. Its history — at least for me — goes all the... 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.