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As the survivor of a traumatic brain injury and his or her friends and family struggle to comes to terms with what has happened and what the future holds, many questions are raised. It is helpful if both the survivor and his or her family have some general information about traumatic brain injury at this… Read More

A recent article in the Miami Herald brought up some questions. If you are a disabled parent, do you receive the same respect and support as parents without a disability, and if not, how prevalent is the inequality? The story was about a mother who suffered a back injury that created a significant amount of… Read More

Why are respiratory infections so common in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients? We’ve mentioned the prevalence before, but want to share some data we recently found. According to the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, respiratory infections such as pneumonia, are the leading cause of death in SCI patients. Compare this to heart disease, cancer… Read More

Organizations like Project Mobility: Cycles for Life, Inc. have been helping people with disabilities such as spinal cord injuries (SCI) gain mobility and independence with adaptive bicycles and social riding programs. These bikes have given adults and children with unique physical limitations the ability to return to or begin biking. There are a wide assortment… Read More

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been around for some time now, but we are only recently (in the last 10 years or so) seeing it branch out to document illnesses such as anxiety that are common after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord injury (SCI). This therapy involves the use of a trained animal… Read More

We are pleased to share this guest post with our readers: I’m Megan. I was born on May 6, 1985. I’m 23 years old and I am so thankful that I can say that. I nearly died when I was 22. It was November 26, 2007. It was the night before Thanksgiving. My partner Shannon… Read More