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title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (125)
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# 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.
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[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-zack-collie)
SCI Awareness Relationships
## [What I Now Know: Zack Collie](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-zack-collie)
September 9, 2019
Dear Zack, [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-zack-collie)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-laura-beck)
SCI Awareness
## [What I Now Know: Laura Beck - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-laura-beck)
September 6, 2019
Dear Laura, [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/what-i-now-know-laura-beck)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/eric-legrand-what-i-now-know)
SCI Awareness
## [Eric LeGrand: What I Now Know](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/eric-legrand-what-i-now-know)
September 3, 2019
Dear Eric, [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/eric-legrand-what-i-now-know)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/engaged-amber-collie)
Relationships
## [Engaged! | Amber Collie - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/engaged-amber-collie)
August 27, 2019
After my son Zack was paralyzed in a beach accident, there were many emotions, thoughts, concerns, and questions – one being future relationships.... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/engaged-amber-collie)
[ National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/why-we-cant-just-rent-a-car-to-go-on-vacation)
Travel
## [Why We Can’t just ‘Rent a Car’ to Go on Vacation](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/why-we-cant-just-rent-a-car-to-go-on-vacation)
August 16, 2019
After a recent car accident left us scrambling before our road trip to Michigan for my husband’s family reunion, a well-meaning friend suggested we... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/why-we-cant-just-rent-a-car-to-go-on-vacation)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/a-caregivers-odyssey-janice-lamotte-lavallee)
Health Caregiving
## [A caregivers odyssey | Janice Lamotte Lavallee - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/a-caregivers-odyssey-janice-lamotte-lavallee)
August 14, 2019
What happened to me did not happen in a vacuum; it began on a beautiful fall day, decades ago when my husband became disabled, and my life became an... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/daily-dose/a-caregivers-odyssey-janice-lamotte-lavallee)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/a-girl-has-to-look-good)
## [A girl has to look good - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/a-girl-has-to-look-good)
August 5, 2019
A spinal cord injury strips away so many things from the human experience. Aside from the obvious loss of mobility and sensation below the level of... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/a-girl-has-to-look-good)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/dating-again-after-my-injury-cole-syndor)
## [Dating again after my Injury | Cole Syndor - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/dating-again-after-my-injury-cole-syndor)
August 1, 2019
I was 16-years-old when I was injured. Just like any young man, one thing was ever present on my mind: girls. And, not to boast, I would say that... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/dating-again-after-my-injury-cole-syndor)
[](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/real-stories-from-a-disabled-mom-peanut-butter-standoff-kieran-obrien)
Caregiving
## [Real Stories from a Disabled Mom: Peanut Butter Standoff | Kieran O'Brien - Blog](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/real-stories-from-a-disabled-mom-peanut-butter-standoff-kieran-obrien)
July 25, 2019
We were locked in a battle of wills. Her eyes, identical to mine betrayed the infectious giggle that was building in her chest. I gritted my teeth to... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/life-after-paralysis/real-stories-from-a-disabled-mom-peanut-butter-standoff-kieran-obrien)
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The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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