First, I want to thank Josh for sharing this platform with me. I don’t typically shy away from talking to large groups but realizing 14,000 + people have visited this page makes me hope I can meet the standards Josh has set.This is Josh’s dad, Matt and I want to take this opportunity to talkContinue reading "Family Friday – Dad"
Community
Building Dreams for Marines video Take a minute to watch a quick YouTube video created by an extremely generous organization Building Dreams for Marines. BDFM is one of many in the long list of people and community that helped me and my family through an overwhelming situation. I was a soldier in the Army. I tellContinue reading "Community"
Your Body Is a Temple
Part of being confirmed in the Catholic Church is taking preparatory religious classes. One of these classes was Theology of the Body. When I was 16, taking this class was more of a check in the box so that I could get confirmed and get back to baseball after school. In hindsight, I was siningContinue reading "Your Body Is a Temple"
Counting Blessings
Everyday is a gift and there are blessings everywhere. I had to learn that the hard way. I took for granted a lot of aspects of my pre-paralyzed life. The ability to walk, talk, move, breathe. You never stop to think about these simple commodities. Well, that’s all I can think about now. I amContinue reading "Counting Blessings"
Honey, You’re My Hero
“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible” – Tia Walker (author) I wake up, unable to move… blah, blah, blah. By now you all know the ballad of Josh Keller. Paralysis is rough and it is messy. What you are going to read today will be less about me andContinue reading "Honey, You’re My Hero"
Family Friday: Zach
199720162019 Hey all, this is Josh’s brother Zach. I asked Josh to let me write a post for something I’m calling “family Friday”. I’m probably not as good at writing as Josh is so bear with me. I just wanted to talk a bit about Josh’s injury and my take on it. Before the shooting,Continue reading "Family Friday: Zach"
The Day It All Changed
It was a Saturday morning. I woke up in my brother’s apartment and rolled my sore body off of his couch (AKA my bed). I opened my shattered iPhone 5 to send a good morning text to Kass. It was already 1:30 on the East Coast so I felt like a real jerk for sleepingContinue reading "The Day It All Changed"
My Struggle to Wake Up
I open my eyes just enough to see a brilliant, blinding light. It feels like I am staring at the sun, or is it Heaven? I hear people speaking with muffled, familiar voices. I try to piece together who is around me and where I am. Purgatory? It is too straining. I am exhausted. Then,Continue reading "My Struggle to Wake Up"
Perspective
I’ll start this one out by talking about small injury I had in my sophomore year in high school. I had just made the junior varsity baseball team and we were getting ready for a stadium game that we played once a year. About a month prior I had sprained my ankle and tore twoContinue reading "Perspective"
Misconceptions & Staring Problems
It’s no big lie that most of us are naive to people with disabilities. I know that I certainly was no exception. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding paralysis. Granted I can only attest for my own personal experiences and from the experiences of a few others that I have met. Here is myContinue reading "Misconceptions & Staring Problems"