Voices Unheard: Raising Awareness to Bridge Divides
December 2, 2024
I was in a jet ski accident in August of 2005, leaving me with a spinal cord injury and paralysis that requires a wheelchair to get around. I was... Read MoreOur 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.
December 2, 2024
I was in a jet ski accident in August of 2005, leaving me with a spinal cord injury and paralysis that requires a wheelchair to get around. I was... Read MoreNovember 14, 2024
“Estoy cansada” dice Elizabeth que tiene 52 años y cuida a Michael, su hijo, quien tiene una lesión de la médula espinal. Read MoreNovember 11, 2024
After nearly 59 years as a para using a manual wheelchair, I’m now in the beginning stages of making the change to power. The first thing I’ve... Read MoreNovember 5, 2024
Dicen que muchas veces las circunstancias nos hacen encontrar a personas muy especiales en nuestro camino. Quiero compartir un poco de mi querida... Read MoreNovember 1, 2024
My birth, 50 years ago on November 28, interrupted both a football game and my mom’s OB/GYN’s Thanksgiving dinner at home with his family. And this... Read MoreOctober 1, 2024
The act of violence that leads to a spinal cord injury can happen in many ways; my experience comes from a gunshot wound inflicted during a domestic... Read MoreOctober 1, 2024
When I was 15, I was injured and diagnosed as a C4 quadriplegic. At the time, it felt like my life was over before it even began. I couldn’t imagine... Read MoreOctober 1, 2024
En este mes de la hispanidad, para celebrar se me vino a la mente entrevistar a un personaje que admiro mucho; Él es mi esposo. En esta entrevista... Read MoreSeptember 25, 2024
When I became paralyzed in December of 1996, only 18 months or so after Christopher Reeve’s horse accident, he was a ubiquitous presence in the news.... 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.