My Friend, the Wheelchair
March 6, 2023
If you are old enough, you may remember a tv series called “My Mother The Car.” It was canceled after one disastrous season, from 1965-1966, due to... 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.
When Feelings of Resentment Grow
March 1, 2023
This is more for caregivers than anyone else. For 95% of our life, most kinds of caregivers are rose-colored glasses- cup- is- half- full kind of... Read More
Pregnant and Paralyzed: Debunking Stereotypes
February 28, 2023
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing with a humongous prize at the end, but that’s not me saying it’s easy. My body is changing and adapting to a... Read More
Facial Paralysis and Horner Syndrome
February 27, 2023
Body paralysis and paraparesis are well-known outcomes of brain injury (including stroke) and spinal cord injury. However, one type of paralysis that... Read More
Paying It Forward
February 27, 2023
In past blogs, I have written a great deal about self-care. It is vitally important that we each take care of ourselves - our physical health, our... Read More
Where There’s a Will
February 27, 2023
My wife and I got the camping bug in 1974. We lived in an apartment near Oregon’s forests and mountain lakes and owned a full-sized Ford Econoline... Read More
Another Day...
February 23, 2023
After I was wrongfully shot and paralyzed, another day would pass by. Friends, family, and strangers said that I should be happy. I was still alive,... Read More
Eight Ways to Thrive with Paralysis
February 23, 2023
Social media, that two-faced ghoul, has accelerated to hyper speed a habit Americans were already addicted to: lists. Lists use much less brain power... 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.