#spinalcordinjury

Embracing Intimacy

Intimacy and sexual expression are important aspects of romantic relationships, regardless of one's physical abilities. For individuals...

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What is a Spinal Cord Injury?

Spinal cord injuries can have a profound impact on a person's life. They can result in a loss of mobility, chronic pain, and even...

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Mental Health and Spinal Cord Injury: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Support

Living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a challenging experience for many people. I've experienced that first-hand. Not only do we...

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Ready to get fit? Let's get you rolling!

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn’t always easy, especially sitting daily in a wheelchair. Besides eating healthy you need to get your...

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The journey was just as rewarding as the destination: Celebrating my success as first runner up!

I am honored to have been crowned first runner up/ vice Miss Wheelchair World as a representative of The Netherlands at Miss Wheelchair...

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A Love Unrequited: Exploring the Complex Relationships Between Paraplegics and Devotees.

Disability devotee; a person who has a preference for people with disabilities, often as a sexual attraction. My first encounter was when...

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Take control of your diet - Eating Healthy as a Wheelchair User is Essential

What to eat when you are a wheelchair user? It’s very easy to gain weight when you are sitting all day. Especially when you move less...

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The Unseen Consequences of COVID-19: Medical Supply Shortages - A Personal Story

Most of the time I don’t let spinal cord injury related problems get to me. Some problems don't seem big but the butterfly effect is...

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Labeled and Unlabeled: Diversity and Inclusion: Is One Possible Without the Other?

Every person is unique. And that's your greatest strength. I never fitted in, so I know what being labelled as 'different' feels like. I...

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Finding Love and Acceptance in a Wheelchair: A Journey of Self-Discovery

I remember after a month, still laying in the hospital bed I told my father I thought I would be forever alone. He said 'If I would meet...

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Three Years of Living With a Disability - Life Lessons

Discovering the Strength Within: Living with a Disability for Three Years and What I Learned Along the Way My mom texted me this morning...

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What living with a Spinal Cord Injury

Not knowing what a SCI truly meant, I've found out the hard way. Before I got injured I've never had any health problems. The life...

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Topsport

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has devastating consequences for the physical, social and vocational well-being of the injured person....

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Domino Effect

We all have good and bad days or weeks. My days are filled with dealing with "accessible". Yesterday and the day before that I couldn't...

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Prevention

To prevent is better than to cure. It's a Dutch saying and I try to keep it in mind when I order water instead of alcohol or when I...

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Become a Diamond

For some it's easier than for others but as times passes and situations occur we need to adapt at some points in our lives. Adapting...

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Winning Loser

When people ask you what you do in life, what do you say? It's normal to reply by telling what you do for a living. Right? I feel like I...

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Life on Wheels: Why I share my story.

The reason I share my story is because it's necessary. How many people do you know with a visible disability? Maybe you have a family...

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Motivate Yourself

My skiing accident happened on a Sunday morning in Spain. The operated me 5 days later and I almost didn't make it. My spine was cut open...

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