Living in Minnesota and new to being paralyzed, I learned quickly that wearing a winter coat in my wheelchair was NOT going to be easy.
Month: October 2010
10/22/2010: Wheelchair tennis star poses nude on cover of ESPN magazine’s Body Issue
Dutch wheelchair tennis athlete Esther Vergeer, 29, has been chosen to grace the cover of ESPN magazine’s 2010 Body Issue. She’s the first woman in a wheelchair to be featured in the magazine’s anticipated issue (which photographs athletes at the top of their game in artfully nude poses). Read more.
– Tiffiny, the fashionista paralyzed blogger (bio)
10/19/10: Groundbreaking mechanical legs to help paraplegics walk again
This cutting-edge personal exoskeleton developed by Berkley Bionics will truly make you feel like the future is now.
10/15/2010: World’s first wheelchair accessible wedding dresses
If you’re a bride who uses a wheelchair and have been stressing about how you’re going to look on your wedding day, look no further. No crazy alterations will be needed with these classic gowns. Ranging from $179 – $295, they make the people on Say Yes to the Dress look like robbers.
10/12/10: SCI newbie receives first injection in historic FDA-approved embryonic stem cell study
This time has finally come. An undisclosed newly-injured complete paraplegic has been injected with hESCs (human embryonic stem cells) in the USA’s first FDA approved (yet privately funded) treatment using hESCs. Will it work? Of course it will. The real question is when can I (and you) get the treatment.
10/12/10: Study needs couples with SCI
A study on couples, spinal cord injury, and coping is looking for participants. Complete the online questionnaire and enter to win a $200 Visa gift card.
10/8/10: Guy in scooter vs. elevator
Watch Darwinism in action.
10/5/10: How I wear the LegaWear black jacket
How do you wear your LegaWear? Fall is in full force, so I decided to bring out my Lega black suit jacket. And you don’t have to wear it formally (I rarely do). For this look, I paired my black jacket with my Marilyn Monroe pink tee, a teal schoolgirl skirt, black leggings, black motorcycle boots, and my versatile black knit hat.
10/4/10: No Free Rides, episode #69 – Ms. Wheelchair America 2011
Ooooh-wee. I’m excited about this one. In episode #69 of our podcast No Free Rides, I interview the brand new Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 Alexandra McArthur. You will be enamoured with this effervescent 22 year from from North Carolina, who’s new to using a wheelchair.