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

Aug 28

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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 ...

Rick Velasquez and Namel Norris, two men in their wheelchairs in a brick tunnel

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Entertainment · Music · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

May 24

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Hip Hop Duo 4 Wheel City Speaks Out Against Gun Violence

Editor’s Note: When he was a teenager, Rick Velasquez emigrated from Honduras to the Bronx with his family in search of the American dream. Shortly after, the dream turned into a nightmare when he was hit by a stray bullet while walking down the ...

Paul Basagoitia sitting on a rock with mountains in background

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

Apr 25

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New Red Bull Film Documents Pro Athlete’s Recovery from SCI

When we think about Red Bull Media House’s film catalog, images of people diving off of cliffs, climbing unfathomable rock walls, and kayaking over colossal waterfalls come to mind. Let’s just say their documentaries, and the brand itself, ...

Betsy Bailey · Community Partners · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

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 ...

Betsy Bailey · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Jan 23

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Finding Happily Ever After with Annette Ross

Editor’s Note: Annette Ross was living the fairy-tale life. She had gotten her degree, met the man of her dreams, started a family, and bought a house. Life was moving along beautifully until the day she went to the hospital to give birth to her ...

Monica Manley · Comfort Ambassadors · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Apr 07

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Comfort Conversations: Finding Your New Normal After a Spinal Cord Injury

Join us every other month for Comfort Conversations, a discussion series led by our Ambassadors who share their thoughts on issues affecting wheelchair users worldwide. Today’s topic is on finding a new normal after a spinal cord injury, written ...

lisagetsocial · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Dec 18

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Gary “Tiger” Balletto: Champion Prize Fighter Who Rolls with the Punches

Editor’s Note: You can capture a ferocious wild tiger and put him in a cage. But no matter how long the tiger stays in the cage, he’s always searching for freedom. If the cage door opens, he’s still a wild tiger with all his native instincts. ...

lisagetsocial · Comfort Ambassadors · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Sports

Nov 05

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Comfort Conversations: On Being a Disabled Veteran with Mike Savicki

Join us every month for Comfort Conversations, a discussion series led by our Ambassadors who share their thoughts on issues affecting wheelchair users worldwide. Today’s topic is on the role of serving our country as a military veteran, and ...

lisagetsocial · Exercise · Rehabilitation Programs · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Jul 22

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Prevent Shoulder Injury with a GRIT Lever-Propelled Wheelchair

The first self-propelled push-rim wheelchair was patented in 1881 by James Heath. While wheelchair design has evolved considerably since then, the basic concept of push-rim propulsion has remained largely unchanged, despite the fact that our ...