#lifeaftersci

[wheellifestories]

Life is better when you're laughing 😂 • • • "That time I dumped my husband on the floor...sometimes you just have to laugh at the situation." - @rmblu • • • Send your pics & videos to @WheelLifeStories or tag #WheelLifeStories for a feature! || Visit our website at WheelLifeStories.com! ||#repost #wheelchaircommunity #adaptivecommunity #disabilityawareness #dancing #iamadaptive #lifeaftersci #interabled #wheelchairlife #love #wheelchairdance #quadlife #fearless ⁣#firstdance #wedding #wheelchairability #abilitynotdisability #nolimits #liveyourlife #wheelchairguy #amazingpeople #keeppushing #handicappable #differentlyabled #disABILITY #unstoppable #adaptandconquer #wheelchairmotivation #nevergiveup https://www.instagram.com/p/B47x4tCJV0G/?igshid=10w43us6bh1qx

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 580 : i quit my job 1 month ago today. . this is currently what many of my days look like, and i'm not mad about it. . quitting my job was the scariest decision i think i've ever made, and i went back and forth agonizing for months on end. in reality, i needed the experience/to prove myself that i COULD go back to work, but the effect on my personal wellness and recovery was never positive from the start. . i am confident i've made the right decision, both for my soul and for continued focus and dedication to all of this return in function and feeling i'm feeling and continue to get back. i am amazed and eternally grateful. . i've gone back to driving #uber and #lyft, but to counteract all of that sitting (wellness, come on people) i've become a grocery shopper for #instacart and #shipt. turns out, it's kind of the perfect training tool i need right now?? . sometimes i end up at 6-8 stores a day. legs are definitely feeling it, but i'm refining my walk and getting some fast paces in! plus, carrying groceries is like, peak function training - am i right #fitfam . doc says i really don't need any more physical therapy, but i'm NOWHERE NEAR where i want to be! anyone have any ideas for something a step beyond personal training with a touch of neuro?? #help . that's enough of an update for now. just doing my best every day, which sometimes isn't that great, but hey - does it really even matter? 😬🙃 . cheers friends. keep on keepin on 🖤 . . . #spinalcordinjury #rebuild #scirecovery #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #moveyourbody #keeponkeepinon #neverstopplaying #justgottagetthroughit #healingisnotlinear #ambulatorywheelchairusersexist #dothehardstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/Bte0eOmhSvX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m0tmx3cvc70k

[rferrazcarpi]

Não. Não vou desistir da busca de uma melhor qualidade de vida. Independente das dores, das complicações da tetraplegia e do acesso a tratamentos, depende apenas de mim. Então, bora pra cima! #fisioterapia #physiotherapy #reabilitação #ortostatismo #pranchaortostática #tetraplégico #tetraplegico #tetraplegic #quadriplegic #c5 #spinalcordinjury #lifeafterSCI #disability #lifewithadisability #wheelchairlife #vidadetetra #vidadecadeirante #rferraz #tetradoido #tetramor #jornalista #jornalista_inclusivo #tetraplegic_insta #journalist #journalism #vencedoresvencemdores #dorneuropatica #dorcronica #neuropathicpain #cronicpain (em Fisioterapia - Ceunsp) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7M1n_hSjo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=huwwb3fy84jl

[healthyfithairstylist]

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Never let anything stop you from doing what you love . . . #Taylorstrong #spinalcordinjury #nevergiveup #stemcellinstitutepanama #lifeaftersci #horseriders #love #happy #courage https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9QcNlBsQ3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=995l10hbui0f

[disabilityrightsarkansas]

RT @SPINALpedia: Michael Monaco, a #quadriplegic , is an accomplished #mouthartist . Check out his work! https://t.co/HLR81fdNh4 #lifeafterSCI

Michael Monaco, a #quadriplegic , is an accomplished #mouthartist . Check out his work! http://pic.twitter.com/HLR81fdNh4 #lifeafterSCI

— SPINALpedia (@SPINALpedia) July 14, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DRArkansas July 14, 2017 at 10:39AM via IFTTT

[project-walk]

Our clients are amazing and #Ambassador Jeremy McGhee is proof of that. He continues to push the limits in and out of our program. Make sure you follow his page to see his adventures @jpmcghee #lifeafterSCI #anythingispossible #impossibleisnothing #iamadaptive #adaptiveathlete #paralysisrecovery #projectwalk #provethemwrong #spinalcordinjury

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 560 : a tiny progress update. . first, i moved. AGAIN. that’s now 5 times in 4 years, and twice post-paralysis 🙄 . second, currently not doing any physical therapy so i'm using my natural environment. not that that's any different from any other of the last 560 days. #nevernottraining #letsfixthis . thankfully these are the only stairs in this house! . third, glad i made the decision to buy two packs of wool socks because my feet have only been winterfell-level cold, not beyond-the-wall cold this winter. also just proud that i crushed my #birksandsocks goal this year. couldn't even dream of them this time last year. . meh...a bunch of other big news circling around me. big things, regardless of good or bad, throw me for a spin and make me feel like the depression and anxiety win every day. just kind of hunkering down, feeling the feels, and waiting for the storm to pass. . also, it wouldn't be one of my videos if i didn't almost fall in it. double eye roll 🙄🙄 i had just done it seamlessly! 🤬 . keep on keepin' on y'all. . . . #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisgreaterthanthesetback #whatparalysis #bionicbadass #disabledandcute #lifeaftersci #walkingparaplegic #mentalhealthawareness (at Paris Mountain State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsrDmx9B0Mk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x46n45k6nrom

[rferrazcarpi]

"A #inclusão acontece quando se aprende com as diferenças e não com as igualdades". (Paulo Freire) @equoterapiacamaster #horse #horselove #horsephotography #cavalos #equoterapia #camaster #equinoterapia #horsetherapy #hypotherapy #riddingtherapy #tetraplégico #tetraplegico #tetraplegic #quadriplegic #spinalcordinjury #lifeafterSCI #lifewithadisability #wheelchairlife #vidadetetra #vidadecadeirante #pcd #rferraz #tetradoido #tetramor #jornalistainclusivo #tetraplégicosunidos #tetraplegic_insta #paulofreire (em Equoterapia Camaster) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnriLGJn_YO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m48gf1rik727

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 395 : this day has been a long time coming! . i remember being in the hospital and asking how long people tend to wait to return to work after spinal cord injury. shocker, everyone's different, but they told me that some people wait 2 years. i literally couldn't believe it and could not even imagine taking 6 months off. . 13 months later, to the day, i'm finally back. and i felt like i needed every moment of each of those months before being alright to return. the mental struggle has been real, and most times harder than the physical. but i finally feel well enough to continue doing my life's passion. . my office has been so incredibly supportive of me this past year, and i'm very grateful that they worked with me to get a more accessible office location, sit/stand desk, and a swivel chair with a lock on it. because those things are scary af. . super extra shout out to @vickicroberts for wearing your headbands & hightops shirt for my return and setting up my office so i wouldn't want to crawl into a hole and hide after not touching these things for a year 😂 . from the bottom of my heart, #fikefam thanks for being so supportive this past year. i'm ready to keep making you proud of me! . . . #rebuild #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou #liveyourbestlife #craighospital #chickswithsticks #keeponkeepinon #neverstopplaying #justgottagetthroughit #vulnerabilityisstrength #disabledandcute (at Clemson University)

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 413 : oh hey everybody, i went to florida last weekend 😬 . learning to walk on a moving boat for the second time in my life. . thanks mom & dad for boat life that i am so grateful for 🖤 it was one of the things that ran through my head most while using a wheelchair because i didn't know how i was going to make it happen. it's a struggle to get around now, but getting easier each time. . . . #rebuild #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou #liveyourbestlife #craighospital #keeponkeepinon #neverstopplaying #justgottagetthroughit #vulnerabilityisstrength #disabledandcute

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 335 : [11 months] . approaching one year in one month is kicking up feely-emotions that haven’t been felt in a few months. . mental health is an on-going challenge. from accepting the way my body now looks, to constantly expecting to fall at any moment, to balancing pushing myself too hard with workouts v. taking the rest i need, to just figuring out how new me is going to choose to handle every-day life things. . to say it’s been a rollercoaster is an understatement. it’s been a tortuous, scarring, burning, bruising ride through various levels of hell, and every moment of it has ultimately been full of beauty. even the ugly ones. . thanks instagram for giving me a peek through the journeys of so many others, showing me i’m not alone, and appreciating the raw magic that comes from fighting a fight. thank you insta-fam for coming along with me in this ride. . today’s workout dedicated to the power of knowing who you are enough to be proud of the choices you make, and living what makes you feel wild. . #liveyourbestlife #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 380 : soft blades of grass and beads of dew will forever be etched in my memory of physical feels. . i finally did it. i've been talking about attending a live yoga class for an incredibly long time. once again, mental blockage preventing me from going through with it. . a surprise encounter with an old student and soul sister this past weekend was just the 🔥 i needed. . i love being outside and botanical gardens are my favorite. it was such a beautifully overcast morning and it was just what my body and soul needed. . these past few days have just been comedic (in the twilight zone sort of way). my favorite thing about yoga is being able to cut the crap out for a bit and bliss out by appreciating the heck out of the power and magic that make up our bodies. this was that for me today 🖤 . . . #paralyzedyogi #rebuild #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou #liveyourbestlife #craighospital #chickswithsticks #keeponkeepinon #neverstopplaying #justgottagetthroughit #vulnerabilityisstrength (at South Carolina Botanical Garden)

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 332 : barbie feet situation 😑 . still having a hard time putting weight on my heels because, well, they ain’t touching the ground. . this is progress, though. . leftie’s (or lucy’s) arch collapse is improving with foot push-ups (yes, that’s what they’re called), and just focusing on it all. damn. day. . hopefully this fixes knee popping soon! . my feets missed the flippie-floppies. still not great at actually keeping them on my feet, but, a girl can practice. . . . #nobreaks #recoveryneverstops #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 332 : barbie feet situation 😑 . still having a hard time putting weight on my heels because, well, they ain’t touching the ground. . this is progress, though. . leftie’s (or lucy’s) arch collapse is improving with foot push-ups (yes, that’s what they’re called), and just focusing on it all. damn. day. . hopefully this fixes knee popping soon! . my feets missed the flippie-floppies. still not great at actually keeping them on my feet, but, a girl can practice. . . . #nobreaks #recoveryneverstops #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 331 : #songsgettingmethrough . for my sci fam and anyone else fighting a fight (probably means you too 😘) . just keep on trying / just keep fighting / just keep going / just keep surviving / just keep walking / just keep breathing / just keep holding / just keep believing . #mutemath . . . #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou

[headbandsandhightops-blog]

day 354 : i interrupt your insta-feed to bring you two minutes of ridiculous antics that come with doing something for the first time. . find more ways to move. find more ways to play. #movementiseverything . awkward finger dance (just for you @addymariewillis) and makeshift curtsy at the end! . thanks @silaswade for 📸 and making sure 💡 was on point. . . . #hulahoop #newthings #firsttimeforeverything #rebuild #spinalcordinjury #scirecovery #learningtowalkagain #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #thecomebackisstrongerthanthesetback #brokenbody #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #exerciseismedicine #moveyourbody #takecareofyourbodyandyourbodywilltakecareofyou #liveyourbestlife #craighospital