BCIR Update #7
A lot has happened since my last update. I flew home. Then less than two weeks later I flew back to Florida.
Do You Have a Wheelchair?
Have you ever stopped to consider if people in developing countries have access to wheelchairs or other mobility aids? I hadn’t until nine years after my injury when I asked David and Magda, two friends from Poland, what accessibility was like in their country. Read more at Bard Care by
Commemorating 29 Years of SCI
Today is the 29th anniversary of my injury. (Math tells me that, but I don’t believe it. I’m not even 29 years old, right?) On the evening of July 10 when I was 16 years old, my best friend Barbara and I sat in a swimming pool discussing what it
BCIR Update #6
I’m home. I’m on IV antibiotics and had a scary run-in with sepsis the last week. But I’m home.
Why Scarves are My Favorite Quad-Friendly Accessory
As a quad, it’s difficult to deal with earrings or necklaces so I just keep it simple with scarves. Watch this video to see a few of the ways I accessorizing – and stay warm – with scarves.
My Most Valuable “Asset”: 7 Tips to Prevent Pressure Sores
Butt. Tush. Rear end. Trasero. Heine. Pompes. You name it, my derriere has been called it. I’ve learned several tips to prevent pressure sores on my most valuable asset. My first pressure sore It was during my first semester of grad school that I had my first run-in with a
BCIR Update #5
I started to write this update 10 days ago. It began: “I’m dressed. I transferred into my chair. I’ve been spending about 45 minutes twice a day outside here in Florida’s fresh, breezy warm air. But Thursday or Friday will be the true test: I will begin intubating (using the
To All the Moms
On my birthday this year, my thoughts turned to my mom. I realized at 45, she was three years into having a 19-year-old daughter with a spinal cord injury. Read more at Bard Care by clicking the image below.
7 Easy Fixes to Make a Bedroom More Accessible
Here’s a list of 7 fixes to make a bedroom more accessible and functional. Read some of the things I’ve done.
BCIR Update #4
I had not expected this update to be written from a hospital bed. I “should have been” discharged last week and back at home. Instead I had surgery for a fistula on Sunday.
Jenny Smith
After a spinal cord injury at 16, I discovered that a wheelchair could take me places I never dared to imagined.
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