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Mar 16

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Love Really Does Conquer All: How Ralph and Mayra Fornos Turned Tragedy into Triumph

Editor’s Note: Emigrating from Cuba to Southern California, the Fornos & Reyes families spent many a weekend together at the Cuban community center in Culver City. After high school, Ralph Fornos and Mayra Reyes, who had become close friends ...

Digital Production · Comfort Ambassadors · Health · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Dec 21

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Comfort Conversations: How Does Giving Help Defeat the Holiday Blues?

Feelings of sadness are different for everyone as is each individual’s reaction to those emotions. Sorrow during the holidays can stem from preexisting factors like pain, stress, or financial problems, but can also be heightened by feelings of ...

Digital Production · Exercise · Health · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports

Dec 08

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Amputee Veteran Bennie Jose Perez Didn’t Let Shattered Dreams Stop Him From Finding a New Passion

Editor’s Note: Bennie Jose Perez had dreamt of joining the Marine Corps from a young age. When he enlisted after high school, his dedication quickly began paying off as he climbed the ranks working his way toward his goal of a lifelong career in ...

Digital Production · Health · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Sep 24

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Managing Depression with a Spinal Cord Injury

In light of National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, Wheel:Life is going to tackle a heavy topic for our friends who have SCI as unfortunately, depression affects a great deal of the Spinal Cord Injury community. Depression is an illness that ...