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
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.
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 More
When Down Becomes Up
July 14, 2022
Aging with a disability — everyone seems to be saying — is not an easy burden to carry, but is it all that different than the everyday coping... Read More
Is Our Mobility in the Hands of Investors?
June 14, 2022
My life depends on mobility products. Up until four years ago, in my 53rd year as a para, I was able to transfer directly from my manual chair to my... Read More
Getting a Break When You Need It
April 28, 2022
Most of us have stories about someone who came into our life at just the right time and made a big difference. 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.