Not a paid endorsement. Hello, Mr. Jean! Welcome Back! A few years back, maybe 5 years ago, blue jeans were banned from my wardrobe. I got to a point where even the thought of blue jeans irritated me! I get jeans are meant to be stiff and rugged. However, because I sit all day, except […]
That’s My Dad – Confession of a Wheelchair User
We all have things we love and despise when it comes to taking pictures or seeing them of ourselves. Whether it be we take off our glasses or quickly part our hair a certain way. Whatever it is; we all have our quirks when it comes to pictures. Well, I have a confession. My wheelchair […]
Wheelchair Life … at New Heights!
Sometimes the simplest things that people do every day are done without a second thought and forgotten. There is a flip side to that. Not doing things because you aren’t able to become second nature and little or no thought is given. My entire professional career has been centered on working with technology to improve […]
You Can Call Me the R word BUT Never-EVER the N word!
Have you had a day when you read a article that caused you to get your soap-box out and start shouting? Yep, today is my day! So gather around and be bewildered with my wisdom…. okay, maybe bored to tears. At anyrate, you get the idea… LISTEN!! I was going through my Facebook feed today […]
Wheelchair Accessible Baby Proofing
It has been a few weeks since my last post. My son is now 10 months old. He is completely off baby food and is 100% on table food (except formula). Really exciting time watching him grow and see his personality develop! With each passing month he becomes more independent and gains new abilities. Things […]
Comfort in Daddy’s Wheelchair
The boy was playing independently in the living room on the floor. The news was on so I came up next to him; a story was on that interested me. My son looked up at me didn’t really smile or anything. He went back to playing but he kept one hand on my wheelchair as […]
Wheelchair Accessible Crib
I have been asked concerning wheelchair pregnancy and parenting, “How do you manage the crib??” Well, the crib was probably the one thing we shopped for the longest and researched the most. I thought my thesis was bad. Wow, let me tell you we did research out the “ying-yang” for a wheelchair accessible crib! From […]