Definition: Pressure injuries (also known as decubitus ulcers, pressure sores or bedsores) are damage to an area of the skin caused by constant pressure for prolonged periods of time. A pressure injury forms where the pressure from body the body’s weight presses the skin against a firm surface, such as a bed or wheelchair. Pressure… Continue reading Pressure Sores Are Not to Be Taken Lightly

Sustaining a spinal cord injury as a young, professional athlete took my identity away from me. My grandfather would call me “grasshopper” because I was always moving around – on my feet, in the air, on a surfboard, skateboard or motorcycle. In 1999, I broke my neck at C-4,5,6 and the way I had navigated… Continue reading Getting Competitive: Sports & Spinal Cord Injury

Amidst our nation’s aging infrastructure and antiquated stigmas, there seems to be a groundswell of passionate entrepreneurs, engineers, universal designers and agents of social change focused on destigmatizing disability and disrupting the status quo while redefining and redesigning a radically inclusive world. As friend of mine, and radical change maker, Riley Poor, says: “Radically Included… Continue reading What Does it Mean to be Radically Included?

Learning To Roll With It I have said it before, but the fact still holds true, my spinal cord injury takes a back seat to the lady of the house— my thirteen-month-old daughter, Cayla Mae. My once fearful outlook on parenthood has long since evaporated, now replaced by the pragmatic question of “How do I… Continue reading Parenting With A Spinal Cord Injury

Safe & Fun Ways To Return To The Water Summer is here, and if you live anywhere near California I am sure you’ve felt the heat! I personally, love the warm weather, it reduces my aches, pains, and spasticity and urges me to get in the water—a place for real fun in the sun. And… Continue reading Adaptive Water Sports

Transform Your Adversity Into Adventure Here it is! July 26th, 2022: the release date of my memoir, a detailed account of my life before and after a spinal cord injury. Writing this opus was a laborious work of love. It was a cathartic reflection of my past, a vulnerable exposure of the present moment and… Continue reading The Rebellious Recovery

Explore The Seashore With Shield HealthCare! The western edge of California has some of the most spectacular coastline in the world. The Golden State is graced with hundreds of miles beautiful beaches and stunning seashore. I, like so many, love a day at the beach with family and friends, but because of my mobility challenges… Continue reading Accessible Coastline – Part 1: California

Virtually A Level Playing Field I am now old enough to have played most of the original home video game consoles like Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Play Station and Xbox. All of which brought great joy and entertainment to me as a young boy. Little did I know that the virtual world would end up… Continue reading Adaptive Gaming

Empower Your Healing With The Written Word Creative writing as a form of expression uses the act of writing and reading the written word as therapy. Writing your feelings or reflections has been scientifically documented to gradually ease feelings of trauma. I learned early on in my recovery that there were therapeutic benefits to logging… Continue reading Writing As Therapy

Mental Health Awareness For the past 73 years, the United States has recognized the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health has been observed since 1949 within the media and local, regional, and national events with a purpose of bringing about awareness of the world’s greatest disability and a major cause of… Continue reading Your Mind Matters