Author: Gina

Wheelchair history

Wheelchair history

People are resilient. I think we’re designed that way. It’s embedded in our DNA to forge ahead, soldier on. It’s a whole lot easier to do with an army at your back. But sometimes...

Birds donโ€™t have socks

Birds donโ€™t have socks

Happy new year!I know this can be a hard time of the year for people. Although it’s not talked about as much as it should be,mental illness is so serious and almost everyone suffers...

Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair Basketball

Today I went to a school for children who have disabilities, to watch their basketball tournament. They even played soccer at the end. It was interesting to see. The mascots were so funny! I...

Little Conveniences

Little Conveniences

A while back, I wrote about individual and unique life hacks. These are often just little things we might do to make life easier for ourselves. These things aren’t usually screamed from the rooftops....

~~~~~~~~Not So Sweet 16~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~Not So Sweet 16~~~~~~~~

I didn’t have a typical sweet 16. Some kids get a car and a gigantic party. Even though my birthday is very close to Christmas, it still wasn’t as sweet. I had to stop...

A farmer had some puppies to sell, so he made a sign advertising the four pups and went to nail it to a post at the edge of his yard. As he was hammering...

Happy Physical Therapy Month!!

Happy Physical Therapy Month!!

Itโ€™s the end of physical therapy month. Although this should have been posted at the beginning of the month, that definitely isnโ€™t a reflection on how I feel about physical therapy or my therapists....

Hospital Adventures

Hospital Adventures

Hospitals can be many different things to one personโ€ฆ.. When I was very sick, it was a group of superheroes that saved my life but because of everything that happened to me in the...

34th Anniversary of the ADA

34th Anniversary of the ADA

On the 26th, we celebrated the 34th anniversary of the signing of the ADA (Americans with disabilities act). It is important to acknowledge its profound impact on promoting equality. Originally, I was going to...

Dynavox

Dynavox

Watching this video, I learned a very shocking statistic. Only 2% of people who can’t communicate ever learn of a device like this. The other 98% remain silent. That’s awful! Watch this video for...