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Coach Luis Amaro with his wheelchair basketball team.

Sep 13

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Coach Amaro Talks about the Benefits of Adaptive Sports

Editor’s Note: At the age of 21, Luis Amaro was shot at several times while fending off two men who were attempting to rape his sister. One of the bullets hit his spinal cord injuring the T10 and T11 vertebrae. His sister was safe, but Amaro would ...

The Ingram Family and a separate photo of Tatiana A Lee.

Betsy Bailey · Health · Medical Devices · Spina Bifida · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Sep 10

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SpeediCath Helps Two Users Pursue Active Lives

Last summer, Coloplast SpeediCath products were the focus of an Access Health spot on Lifetime TV. To give our readers a sneak peek before the show aired, Wheel:Life interviewed the two featured SpeediCath users, Kirk Ingram and Tatiana Lee. ...

Three young men are sitting outside in their wheelchairs holding their thumbs up.

Betsy Bailey · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Sep 04

444 Views

Coloplast Launches New User-Friendly SpeediCath® Flex Coudé Pro Packaging

Hey, guys! Do you have trouble inserting a catheter? Are you tired of long, bulky catheters in hard-to-open packaging? Then it’s time to talk to your doctor about trying Coloplast’s SpeediCath® Flex Coudé Pro. From day one, this product was ...

A man standing with a man in a wheelchair under a thatched roof open shelter on a beach.

Betsy Bailey · Entertainment · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Aug 28

653 Views

All Different Directions – A New Book on Finding Purpose

Editor’s Note: The summer after finishing his college football career and graduating from the University of San Diego, Damien Minna took a much-deserved vacation with his family. The gap between student life and the working world was quickly ...

Tim Taylor sits in his power wheelchair in front of a colorful mural.

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Entertainment · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Accessories

Aug 19

1776 Views

Quadriplegic Vlogger Tim Taylor Educates People on SCI

Editor’s Note: On an evening in 2003, Tim Taylor went on a pizza run with his girlfriend and her sister to pick up dinner for the family. When an oncoming vehicle came into their lane, the driver swerved to miss the other car but consequently, ...

A little girl in a read sweater in her wheelchair, a little boy in his wheelchair playing in a gym, and a little boy with giant congenital nevi and neurocutaneous melanosis sits in a chair

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Assistive Technology · Cerebral Palsy · Community Partners · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Accessories · Wheelchair Sports · Youth Programs

Aug 08

906 Views

The Kids of Yoocan Continue to Shine

Editor’s Note: In 2016, Moshe Gaon, a successful businessman and investor, put his other endeavors on hold to create Yoocan. Inspired by his nephew, who was born with a host of health conditions, he set out to build a global platform for people to ...

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