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“I would just encourage people that are differently-abled and not differently-abled to actually sit down and have a conversation… because we tend to look at the outside and judge strictly off of that… but all along we’re kind of dealing with the same things just in different shells.” Check out Eboni's website at https://www.ebonipministries.com.
“It feels good to be out and have some fresh air and a breeze on your face and hot dog and beverage from the stands - that’s when you start living again, when you start partaking in things that are around you.” **Joel is a certified peer mentor through the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center**
"My son was a big mentor to me, he was telling me, 'Dad, just be patient, don’t worry, it’s going to work out,' ... because I used to say that to him as a kid... and I love that role reversal." “There are stand-up comics but I can’t find a sit-down comic. I can make jokes about things that no one else could touch with a 10-foot pole, and I’m only a five-foot pole. I need to go back to work.” "What really helped me get back into the swing of things is figuring out what you’re most afraid of, just overcoming fear. The higher the fear threshold, the higher the reward." "My goals are not necessarily to walk again. My goals are to stay healthy because a disability doesn't mean that I'm unhealthy." Check out her organization Backbones at https://backbonesonline.com!
“Most of the books I found were people telling me, ‘Okay, this is what happened to me.’ That’s helpful but that’s not what I want -- I want a “how-to.” So I decided, fine, I know what I want. If I can’t find it, I’ll write it. Find Carolyn's book, "A Complete Plain-English Guide To Living With A Spinal Cord Injury," at https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Plain-English-Living-Spinal-Injury-ebook/dp/B0014E6ZAU.
“A spinal cord injury is a long term injury for most people, and... you need to approach it as a long-term investment. Nobody is going to fight harder for you than you’re going to fight for yourself. So... you need to be ready to be the captain of the ship.” "Don't feel like you have to go any route. If you don't want to do support groups, don't want to do your peer mentoring for a while, don't do it. But be open to that possibility re-emerging in your life." "Don't feel like you have to go any route. If you don't want to do support groups, don't want to do your peer mentoring for a while, don't do it. But be open to that possibility re-emerging in your life." William W Bowie III - C4 Complete Quadriplegic from Connecticut, USA, 15 years post-injury4/24/2020
"The fact that I was still alive... knowing that I was blessed with a second opportunity to live a life, however limited it might be, was a blessing." "Never let your disability stop you. It’s going to slow you down so much, it’s going to be so frustrating, but just continue to persist." “Your wheelchair can literally be your legs anyway. Yeah you may not be able to go jump and leap, and maybe not be able to go up stairs as easy and other things, but there’s always something that can aid you in that way. "Get yourself mentally healthy as soon as you can, and deal with those emotions as soon as you can... Once I accepted that I’m very likely going to be in this chair the rest of my life, it opened up everything." Dr. Mitchell Tepper - C6/7 Incomplete Quadriplegic from Georgia, USA, 37 years post-injury11/12/2019
"Something that I care about deeply is connections, human sexuality, relationships... I’m a doctor in sexual health and I really love helping people regain that feeling." "Even if you don’t walk, as long as you get to where you need to get and even better, things will happen for the best.” "Everything that is taking up my free time outside of work now revolves around having a spinal cord injury... and I’ve just become so passionate about becoming a part of this bigger community." Meet Vincenzo Piscopo, disability advocate and entrepreneur. "After [Dubai] I went to China, to Japan, to Kenya, to Latin America... it was... like my destiny telling me, 'Dude, you have no excuses.'" Yancey "Brother Born" Horton - T10 Incomplete Paraplegic from Connecticut, USA, 15 years post-injury8/26/2019
Meet Yancey "Brother Born" Horton, a father, boxer, and martial artist. "Be true to yourself, love yourself, and don't let nobody else's ideas of you overcome your own ideas of you." Meet Jenn Wolff OTR/L, who believes that collective advocacy, technology, and community can transform our lives: "When you think of the environment being the barrier rather than the wheelchair, it's a life changer." Meet Carneggy Lamothe, aspiring writer, poet, mentor, and electrician, who believes we all have a story to tell Meet Matthew Tilford - advocate, adventurer, and water-skier! "Don’t wait until you’re walking to start living life...that’s great if you start walking again, I hope you do, I pray for you... but for today let's live life like this is what we have." Meet Carlie Cook. Injured at 3, she grew up in the confidence that walking wasn't her goal - promoting wheelchair basketball internationally, becoming a recreational therapist for children, and mastering rock climbing is her jam. Meet Amber, aspiring motivational speaker and fashion vlogger who believes you shouldn't be afraid to live your truth. |
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