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Every Wheelchair-User’s Fear: Choking
A SPINALpedia member wrote in about her husband, a quad, who while home alone had a choking scare recently. Luckily he's ok, but here are some critical tips on how to help someone in a wheelchair if you do happen to be around.
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SPINALpedia & Backbones Halloween Wheelchair Costume Contest!
It's time to get creative...use those 4 wheels to your advantage!
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SCI Superstar: Wendy Crawford
"Beauty is confidence, strength and enthusiasm for life," said by Wendy Crawford, a rising fashion model from Toronto when a drunk driver paralyzed her. Now the founder and editor of the online magazine for women in wheelchairs MOBILEwomen.org, as well as the original creator of Raw Beauty.
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Wheelchair Safety: Ticks to Prevent Those Spasms
Love 'em or hate 'em, muscle spasms are a part of everyday life when you have a spinal cord injury. Watch how three men deal with their annoying spasms on SPINALpedia, including videos profiling a C2 quad's arm spasms and a paraplegic who's had it up to HERE with his legs going crazy.
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You Are Still You
I love this beauty blogger. Definition of fierceness indeedio.
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SCI Superstar: Bert Burns
Check out SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week, Bert Burns! A C7 quad, family man, businessman and Paralympian in wheelchair racing, this is the story of a determined Southern gentleman who refused to let a drunk driver's actions take away his hopes and dreams. Go Bert!
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SCI Superstar: Kelley Kalafatich
A whitewater adventurer who was Meryl Streep's stunt-double in "A River Wild," learn the truly fascinating story on SPINALpedia of Kelley Kalafatich, paralyzed by a waterborne virus while river rafting in Africa in 2007. She has been battling major neuropathic pain since her injury, but Kelley is a fighter!
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A Lighthearted Look at the Wheelchair Stare Down
Some wheelchair-users could care less about being stared at. How do you feel on the subject?! Check out three videos from SPINALpedia profiling three exceptionally funny & VERY upbeat people with disabilities, including Madi aka "Wheelchair Barbie" on Instagram.
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SCI Superstar: Skydiver Jarrett Martin
We love Jarrett Martin! A skydiving pro and T4 paraplegic from a speedflying accident in 2008, he's back in the sky with 3,000 jumps and counting, and he's now working as a rigger for Skydive Dubai. He also made history as the first ever paraplegic to basejump this past summer in Norway.
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Wheelchair Football American-Style, Take II
American wheelchair footballs rules! Did you know both paraplegics AND quads can play on the field at the same time? Check out SPINALpedia's annual post on this rising sport, including a former NFLer paralyzed in a shooting, who now coaches high school football!!