Being Black, Paralyzed, and an American
June 12, 2020
My name is Garrison Redd. I am a T-12 paraplegic born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, in a predominantly black neighborhood. I have experienced A LOT 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.
Tone/Spasticity
June 9, 2020
I have been thinking a lot about tone these days. Some people call it spasticity, but tone is the new terminology. Let’s see if it sticks over time.... Read More
A single centimeter, a ruined life: The accident that caused Christopher Reeve (Superman
June 8, 2020
Article Source: Icon - El Pais: Un solo centímetro, una vida arruinada: el accidente que hizo que Christopher Reeve (Superman) pasase de estrella a... Read More
Peer Spotlight: Erin Snyder
June 8, 2020
Erin Snyder first learned about the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s Peer & Family Support Program (PFSP) when she arrived at Barrow NeuroSpine... Read More
Hope Happens Here: The Stifel Family
June 5, 2020
On a late winter day in 1982, Henry Stifel was in a car accident that shattered his vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Read More
No Bones About It: Osteoporosis Can Be Life Changing
May 26, 2020
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become weak and brittle and more likely to break in a fall. With osteoporosis, the normal process of... Read More
Volar cometas durante la COVID-19
May 22, 2020
Nos levantamos un día frío y ventoso en el norte de Nuevo Hampshire. Agradecidos de que la lluvia torrencial no fue la nieve que se había... Read More
Playing Video Games as a Quadriplegic
May 19, 2020
I’ve been thinking of topics to write about during this “Stay at Home Policy” from the coronavirus outbreak. We are now on week 7 of this worldwide... Read More
Kite Flying During COVID-19
May 18, 2020
We awoke to a cold and windy day in northern New Hampshire. Grateful that the pouring rain was not snow, as they had predicted the late April... 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.