Hiking poles: more stability and less pain so you can walk faster and longer

I view adaptive equipment like an athlete. Adaptive equipment will enable me to live life the way I want to. I don’t have to “bad enough” to use it. I use it because it enables me to do the things I want to do. Hiking poles make me feel like superman.

Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski

Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski Making the invisible visible When I’m not riding my sit ski up the maunga (mountain), at first glance I look just like everyone else. It’s not until you spend time with me that you notice that my hands don’t work right or that I can’t stand for veryContinue reading “Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski”

Let’s talk about grief more

We all experience grief at some point in our lives. But we do not often discuss our grief and how people with serious injuries or a chronic health condition might be experiencing it. If we discussed it more, perhaps it might help improve our wellbeing outcomes. Six years after I was diagnosed, I was finallyContinue reading “Let’s talk about grief more”