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Do You Mind When People Ask?
Being in a wheelchair, you just can’t get away from the inevitable question – “What happened to you?” Out to eat, at school, even in the parking lot, no matter where you are, there will always be someone who will want to know ‘why’ (oh you pesky human curiosity gene). It won’t happen every time you’re out, but it sure happens a lot. How do you feel when it happens? For me, it’s all about context and where I’m at specifically.
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Wheelchair fashion ‘look books’
We all wear clothes, but only a select few in this world can be called fashionable. So you can understand my excitement whenever I run across a wheeler with superb fashion sense.
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Podcast 94: Jessica Cox – a motivational speaker, world’s only armless pilot
In podcast 94, Tiffiny is joined by Jessica Cox, an amazing woman born without arms who's done stunning things in life.
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Use a wheelchair? My favorite smoothie recipes
Last year, my 2012 New Year's resolution was to eat healthier. When I made this decision it was the same time I read that pureed watermelon was good for the bladder...
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Taking on the shower
I look forward to my shower almost as much as my first cup of coffee, but when I was first paralyzed this was so not the case.
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Baking from a wheelchair (and not getting burnt)
There’s nothing more satisfying than a sweet sugary burst to the tongue, and this is especially true if you made it yourself. Tiramisu, Snickerdoodles, a simple white cake, I love it all. But don’t do what I did after my injury. I was too afraid to try. I finally found the courage to start baking again 6 years ago (way too long of a wait), and despite it being hard because of the whole no finger movement thing, I haven’t looked back. Baking can be great fun, even therapeutic. Here are some priceless baking tips from wheelers to overcome any possible worries that may be lingering in that pretty little…
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SCI Superstar: Frank Gardner
As part of my blogging for SPINALpedia.com, I get to write about a lot of awesome people with SCI. And Frank Gardner, a paralyzed BBC security correspondent, is one of the coolest. Learn all about this badass Brit who was shot in Saudi Arabia in 2004, and hasn’t stopped being a high-profile journalist. Read this entry
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Explaining disability to those darned kids
As a wheelchair-user, you gotta love kids for their innocence and open-mindedness, but let’s face, sometimes it can be awkward explaining EVERYTHING to them lol. Here are three people with spinal cord injuries seamlessly speaking to kids (including a clip of Christopher Reeve on Sesame Street!). Read this entry
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Dating On Wheels: 20 year old can’t catch a break
Dear Tiffiny, I’m a 20 year old guy with Friedrich’s Ataxia, a very rare genetic disorder, similar to Muscular Dystrophy. I’ve been in a wheelchair since age 14, and have never dated. Not that I haven’t tried. I’ve asked girls out and have tried loads of dating sites, but with no luck. Girls I ask out say no, and girls on dating sites rarely respond. Friends (who do happen to be girls, but aren’t my “girlfriends”) have said I’m handsome, so I don’t think I’m rejected because I’m ugly. I’ve felt depressed at times, because I’m never able to attract the right type of girl. Any advice?
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SCI Superstar: Ellen Stohl
She’s the one and only woman with a spinal cord injury to pose in Playboy (the June 1987 issue to be exact), and yes, it desperately needs to be repeated. See what Ellen Stohl is up to these days, including working as a professor at Cal State Northridge. Read this entry
