--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (4) description: Voices From The Community offers stories from the spinal cord injury and paralysis community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on SCI research. (4) --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (4)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/4) # 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. [Latest from our community](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en) [Reeve Round Up](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=reeve-round-up) [Life After Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=life-after-paralysis) [Research](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en?cat=research) Close Filters Lifestyle Health Español EmpowHer Stories Caregiving Advocacy and Policy News Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight Relationships SCI Awareness Hope Happens Here Team Reeve Mental Health Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight Travel Community Spotlight Reeve Summit Adaptive Fitness Events Assistive Technology Community Education Accessible College Reeve Family Emergency Preparedness Donor Spotlight Employment Military / Veterans Pediatrics Reeve Collaborators International Team LeGrand Show all tags Apply Filters Clear Filters Close Filters [![Copy of Use for FB featured image on blogs - 2026-01-13T163303.305-1](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-01-13T163303.305-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-teenagers-and-holding-on-for-dear-life) ## [Parenting Teenagers and Holding on for Dear Life](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-teenagers-and-holding-on-for-dear-life) February 26, 2026 When I met Geoff, despite his spinal cord injury and paralysis, I knew he would make a great father even in our early days of dating. He was patient... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-teenagers-and-holding-on-for-dear-life) [![tim-gilmer-1-1-1](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tim-gilmer-1-1-1.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adapting-and-growing-as-we-age) ## [Adapting and Growing As We Age](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adapting-and-growing-as-we-age) February 23, 2026 On Saturday, July 10, 1965, I worked a typical day, as I had every summer for the previous three years since graduating from high school — loading... 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[Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-spotlight-nathaniel-clark) [![Tyra Randle and family](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(1)-3.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/how-sci-reshaped-my-family) ## [How SCI Reshaped My Family](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/how-sci-reshaped-my-family) February 13, 2026 When I became a single parent to a newborn and an 11-year-old after my spinal cord injury, the future looked like a cloudy storm on the horizon. Dark... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/how-sci-reshaped-my-family) [![Heat Exhaustion/Stroke Graphic](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-01-14T111406.167-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/managing-body-and-environmental-temperature-swings-in-kids-with-paralysis) Pediatrics ## [Managing Body and Environmental Temperature Swings in Kids with Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/managing-body-and-environmental-temperature-swings-in-kids-with-paralysis) February 10, 2026 In the brain, the hypothalamus controls body temperature managed by the autonomic nervous system. This is a part of the nervous system that runs the... 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[Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/looking-back) [![Care Coordinator Jared Nelson stands with a family at the University of Utah ALS Clinic, reflecting collaborative, compassionate support for patients and caregivers.](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20-%202026-01-27T104849.054-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight: ALS United Rocky Mountain](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) January 30, 2026 When ALS enters a household, it brings more than a diagnosis — it brings significant financial strain and nonstop caregiving demands. For families... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/quality-of-life-grantee-spotlight-als-united-rocky-mountain) [![bowelprogram](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1152381286-bowelprogram.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/apoyo-a-la-salud-intestinal-en-niños-con-lesión-en-la-médula-espinal) Español Pediatrics ## [Apoyo a la salud intestinal en niños con lesión en la médula espinal](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/apoyo-a-la-salud-intestinal-en-niños-con-lesión-en-la-médula-espinal) January 29, 2026 Un elemento esencial para mantener la salud hasta la edad adulta consiste en establecer un programa de defecación continua para niños con lesión de... 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