--- title: Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis 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. --- [Community](https://www.christopherreeve.org/community) [Voices From The Community | Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en) # 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 [![Tom Hoatlin](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Tom%20Hoatlin(1).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-tom-hoatlin) Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight ## [Peer & Family Support Program Spotlight: Tom Hoatlin](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-tom-hoatlin) July 20, 2026 On the night he was shot, Tom Hoatlin was meant to be home. His six-month old daughter was sick, so he'd taken time off from the hotel he managed. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/peer-family-support-program-spotlight-tom-hoatlin) [![Tyra Randle & family ](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(7)-1.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mental-health-after-spinal-cord-injury) ## [Mental Health After Spinal Cord Injury: Tools, Truths, and Triumphs](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mental-health-after-spinal-cord-injury) June 26, 2026 When I experienced my spinal cord injury (SCI), everyone's immediate focus was almost entirely on the physical. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/mental-health-after-spinal-cord-injury) [![Respite Care for Caregivers of Children with Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/specialpurposewomen.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-special-purpose) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [How Respite Care Supports Caregivers of Children with Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-special-purpose) June 23, 2026 For families of children with special needs, time away can mean time to rest and recharge. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/a-special-purpose) [![](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Minneapolis%20ATG%20Clinic.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-golf-for-people-living-with-paralysis-building-confidence-community-and-independence) Quality of Life Grantee Spotlight ## [Adaptive Golf for People with Paralysis | Determined2heal Story](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-golf-for-people-living-with-paralysis-building-confidence-community-and-independence) June 23, 2026 Just 10 months after Joshua Basile sustained a C4-5 complete spinal cord injury from a 2004 swimming accident, he founded Determined2Heal to help... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-golf-for-people-living-with-paralysis-building-confidence-community-and-independence) [![Kristin Beale and her son](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Kristin%20Beale%20FB(1).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-with-paralysis-finding-balance) ## [Parenting with Paralysis: The Art of Finding Balance](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-with-paralysis-finding-balance) June 22, 2026 For the first year after having a baby, I tried so hard to find balance in my life. I was new at parenting, a veteran at disability, and \[what felt... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/parenting-with-paralysis-finding-balance) [![zack and wife](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Use%20for%20FB%20featured%20image%20on%20blogs%20(41).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-purpose-after-paralysis) Mental Health ## [Finding Purpose After Paralysis: Healing Through Helping Others](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-purpose-after-paralysis) June 15, 2026 After my injury, everything about how I saw life began to shift. The things I once thought mattered most no longer held the same weight. [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/finding-purpose-after-paralysis) [![Kristin Beale and son](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Kristin%20Beale%20FB.png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/summer-tips-living-with-paralysis) ## [It's Hot Out There: My Guide to Enjoying Summer with Paralysis](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/summer-tips-living-with-paralysis) June 11, 2026 The coldest months of every year always have me dreaming — yearning — for summer: the warm afternoons, longer days, outside sports, and just simply... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/summer-tips-living-with-paralysis) [![Zack Collie skydiving](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Zack%20Collie%20FB(1).png) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-sports-after-spinal-cord-injury-adventure) ## [From Paralysis to Possibility: How Adaptive Sports Helped Me Rediscover Adventure](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-sports-after-spinal-cord-injury-adventure) June 11, 2026 Growing up, I was always on the wilder, more adventurous side. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always liked pushing the envelope. Before I was... [Read More](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/adaptive-sports-after-spinal-cord-injury-adventure) [![Howard](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/hubfs/Howard.jpg) National Paralysis Resource Center](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/living-well-with-paralysis) Health ## [Living Well with Paralysis: Physical and Mental Health Tips](https://blog.christopherreeve.org/en/living-well-with-paralysis) June 5, 2026 For anyone, maintaining our health can be a matter of balancing several balls in the air. For those of us with paralysis, it is more like keeping the... 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