--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (6) 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. (6) --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis (6)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/page/6) # 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 Community Spotlight Travel 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 [![Walter and Donna Lowich](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(98)-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) Caregiving ## [From Unanswered Questions to a Nationwide Lifeline for Caregivers](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) December 5, 2025 When Walter Lowich said goodbye to his wife before her spinal surgery, he thought he knew what to expect. An operation. A recovery. And, soon enough,... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/lifeline-for-caregivers) [![Donna Lowich and her husband](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(97)-1.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) Caregiving ## [Information Specialist Spotlight: Donna Lowich](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) December 4, 2025 Donna Lowich’s days revolve around questions. They wind their way to her desk at the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) from across the United... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/is-spotlight-donna-lowich) [![zack collie and family](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(96)-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/therapist-father-and-paralysis) ## [Therapist, Father, and Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/therapist-father-and-paralysis) November 25, 2025 Fatherhood has been life-changing. My daughter just turned five months old, and she’s growing so fast. When I first found out my wife was pregnant, I... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/therapist-father-and-paralysis) [![woman in wheelchair talking to man leaning on car](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(93)-3.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/la-mentoría-entre-iguales-cambia-vidas) Caregiving ## [La mentoría entre iguales cambia vidas.](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/la-mentoría-entre-iguales-cambia-vidas) November 11, 2025 Una lesión medular es un mundo. Yo me convertí en cuidadora familiar de la noche a la mañana. A partir de ahí, la confusión y dudas aparecieron, y... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/la-mentoría-entre-iguales-cambia-vidas) [![Geoff and others with lift](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(92)-3.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/building-bridges-and-boundaries-for-caregivers) Caregiving ## [Building Bridges and Boundaries for Caregivers](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/building-bridges-and-boundaries-for-caregivers) November 3, 2025 If I were the fairy godmother for caregivers, I would have the power to wave my magic wand over those tired, stressed out, worn out, burned out... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/building-bridges-and-boundaries-for-caregivers) [![Pat Volland and husband ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(94)-3.png)](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland) Donor Spotlight ## [Donor Spotlight: Pat Volland](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland) October 30, 2025 Patricia Volland was hit by a car on a spring day in 2009 while riding a Vespa through the Pennsylvania countryside. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/donor-spotlight-pat-volland) [![Copy of Use for FB featured image on blogs (91)-3](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(91)-3.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/i-am-one-of-them-building-community-through-loss) EmpowHer Stories ## [I Am One of Them: Building Community Through Loss](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/i-am-one-of-them-building-community-through-loss) October 29, 2025 It was December 30, 2007, when I sustained a spinal cord injury, and my world changed in the blink of an eye. The following year was a blur–my mother... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/i-am-one-of-them-building-community-through-loss) [![Sherman Gillums Jr. Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/GillumnsFBImage.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader) Advocacy and Policy Military / Veterans ## [The Power of Purpose: Sherman Gillums Jr.’s Journey to Policy Leader](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader) October 15, 2025 After the car accident that broke his neck, Sherman Gillums, Jr. believed the aftermath – that terrifying feeling of feeling nothing at all – was... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/the-power-of-purpose-sherman-gillums-jr.s-journey-to-policy-leader) [![Tyra Randle ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(90)-2.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/first-comes-the-injury-then-comes-the-resilience) ## [First Comes the Injury, Then Comes the Resilience](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/first-comes-the-injury-then-comes-the-resilience) October 14, 2025 There’s a moment after injury when the body seems to refuse its familiar agreements. For some, it is right away, and for others, it could be days.... 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