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Baking from a wheelchair (and not getting burnt)

bakingThere’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 head of yours (too). Read this entry

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Amazing sport – power wheelchair ice racing

You gotta watch these three awesome winter videos covering very important wheelchair skills.

The first (and my fav), power wheelchair racing on ice (possibly the most entertaining adapted sport ever, replete with NASCAR play-by-plays). Also, find out the perfect number of layer to stay warm (you’ll have to watch to find out the magic number).

Also find out the best snow tires for manual wheelchair (wrapping plastic rope around your wheels can work too). Read this entry

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Bill Murray plays FDR in “Hyde Park on the Hudson”

I’ve always loved FDR. He made it cool to be in a wheelchair (even though he didn’t want the world to know he was in one). Ok, maybe “cool” isn’t the operative term. “Badass”….yeah, that’s more like it.

FDR essentially turned the word “invalid” upside down. You can imagine how excited I was then when I saw the preview for Hyde Park on the Hudson last night.

It’s a new movie profiling a snippet of FDR’s life in the summer of 1939, starring Bill Murray as FDR and Laura linney as Daisy Stuckley. Read this entry