As someone who usually has no trouble nodding off on planes, I was out before takeoff and only woke up about 30 minutes into the flight. The seating was comfortable … Read the rest “Jetstar to Bangkok via wheelchair”
There is a rare, deep kind of peace that only arrives when your plans are taken completely out of your hands.
Yesterday, an unexpected 24-hour flight delay left me grounded … Read the rest “A holiday before the holiday”
For months, I’ve been falling down the YouTube rabbit hole of “everyday carry-on” videos. Most of them feel like glorified product placements for bags and gadgets you probably don’t need. … Read the rest “The Amputee Advantage”
In the process of developing my podcast, The Limb Shift, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with many individuals about their experiences with limb loss, but my conversation with … Read the rest “A Different Mindset: Life is Damn Good”
Today, I had the privilege of interviewing David Hall—Paralympian, and a former world number one in wheelchair tennis—for my upcoming podcast, The Limb Shift. We spoke about the … Read the rest “Reflections on a conversation with David Hall”
Getting ready for a big overseas trip involves a lot of list-making, but for an amputee, the most important “tune-up” doesn’t happen at a mechanic—it happens at the prosthetist’s office.… Read the rest “The nuts and bolts of amputee travel”