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Choosing a Customized Wheelchair Mold: RideDesigns vs. ContourU
Finding the right fit isn’t just about being close enough to perfect, it’s about ensuring we can be as comfortable as possible and can function properly without having to worry about building an exceptional pain tolerance. *General disclaimer that I am not a spokesperson or representative for any company. These are just my personal thoughts……
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Year Four Feels Like Evermore
A gentle reminder that self-care is crucially needed for everyone. Especially since safely functioning as usual has been impossible. Excuse the flowery rhyme of a title, I saw an opportunity and took it. Now that we are four years into a pandemic with no end in sight, it’s been difficult to pretend to keep calm……
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Walking In a Winter Wonderland {Maniacal Mondays #6}
Now I haven’t done a Maniacal Monday in a bit and since it’s the end of the year I figured it would be fitting to end on a rather chaotic note. This post is more of a short and sweet winter montage during my time in college as not everything occurred on the same day……
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Progress Is Still Progress
A gentle reminder for all those who need it At the start of every year, there’s always talk of goals and resolutions. What are you going to strive for? What’s your new year’s resolution? Whatever change or plan someone has decided, it usually starts off strong, but things happen, and before long motivation loses its……
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The One Time I Met a Famous Ghost {Maniacal Mondays #5}
Based on a true story Make yourself a bowl of popcorn, wrap yourself in a cozy blanket, and settle in for a spooky story this Halloween night! Let me preface this by saying my roommate and I like watching creepy ghost investigation videos. We both enjoy watching supernatural occurrences that can’t always be explained rather……
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5 Accessible Things Disabled People Need to Have at Home
Whether you live alone or with other people, these are things to keep in mind for yourself to make things easier. Essentially, a game plan every disabled person should consider. After high school, there were things I had to plan for when going off to college because even though I would have roommates, I was……
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The Lack of Accessible Transportation Is So Disappointing, But Are We Really Surprised?
How did we get here exactly? Well you see, we looked for accessible vehicles but couldn’t find any so we went a ways down and found something promising. Except that also fell through, so we ended up taking the scenic route to our destination. We missed our event by two hours but at least we……
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I Don’t Want to Be a Part of “Normal”
Being complacent isn’t the option in this reality. Over the weekend, I was able to get the latest booster shot. The bivalent one is meant to target both the original corona strain and the latest omicron subvariants. Huffington Post has an article discussing potential side effects as this shot is most similar to that of……
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The Many Times I’ve Almost Killed My Wheelchairs: A Series of Unfortunate Events {Maniacal Mondays #4}
Kids tend to have a lot of energy. If you played a lot outside you probably had a mode of transportation along the lines of a scooter, bike, skateboard, crutches, walker, wheelchair or just your own legs. My vehicle of choice was the power wheelchair. One only knows what kind of miles I was pulling……