In episode #67, I finally get to talk with the dynamic Mimi Emery (her blog), a T8 paraplegic, model for Quickie Wheelchairs, accomplished athlete, and newly minted tattoo shop co-owner.
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Paraplegic elected to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Stephanie Cadieux, 36, was paralyzed in a car accident at age 18. More…
Lobsters may help the paralyzed walk again (and now I’m hungry)
Researchers at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine has discovered that a common sugar compound found in crustacean shells can heal damaged nerve cells in Guinea Pigs. Read the blog
Possibly the hottest guy to ever grace a wheelchair
Sam Morris, a hella sexy musician from LA, has a spinal cord injury AND a debut CD. What’s more intriguing?
Jake Sully wheelchair action figure gets razzed
Hey Mattel, your Jake Sully wheelchair action figure can stand, has shabby seams, and looks nothing like Sam Worthington. Is this the best you can do?If this was an action figure of me I’d be pissed. Good thing Jake Sully is a fictional character, and has no access to lawyers.
– Tiff
Minnesota paraplegic falls out of wheelchair, freezes to death
Well, this is about the most depressing news story I’ve read in a long while. We’ve lost another paraplegic to falling + cold weather, people. This is not good.
– Tiff
PS. I did not know him personally. He lived in the country.
“Sympathy for Delicious” stars actual paraplegic, Mark Ruffalo directs
This movie follows a jaded DJ paraplegic who mysteriously wakes up with the gift to heal others, but discovers he still can’t heal himself. “Sympathy for Delicious” also stars Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis, and was written by Christopher Thornton, the film’s star.
It has a cool back story too. Thornton and Ruffalo are old acting school buddies from before Thornton’s injury (a rock climbing accident) in 1992. This script was a longtime coming too (an idea Thornton had while wheeling to the liquor store).
The completed film is premiering at Sundance this week. If anyone out there has seen it yet, let us know what you thought (good or bad). Does it deserve to be picked up?