6 years… 2,190 days since I walked past the wrong end of a .45 hollow point. Six years of some of my highest highs and certainly some of my lowest lows. Days, weeks, months and years slowly starting to blur together. My wheelchair starting to become just another decision that I make each morning. StartingContinueContinue reading “Alive-versary Year 6”
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2022 in Review
Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone can do a little reflecting on 2022 as we move into 2023. I feel like the last three years were a sort of fever dream. Things got really weird when Covid hit the world stage and the years have blurred since then. I made a lot of changesContinueContinue reading “2022 in Review”
My Top Ten Impactful Films as a Quadriplegic
Warning: proceed with caution, spoilers ahead. I will mark the movie spoilers with a red font if you want to skip them. Number 1: “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot” This movie is on Amazon prime video and is an extremely well put together biopic following the life and trials of Portland cartoonistContinueContinue reading “My Top Ten Impactful Films as a Quadriplegic”
My Military Path
2nd Ranger Battalion (2/75) I reached second battalion out in Washington state in September 2013. This was after basic training, infantry AIT, airborne school & RASP (Ranger Selection) I was a proud little Ranger. In battalion I got to deploy to Afghanistan and spend some time in Oman. I got to see Kuwait & Germany.ContinueContinue reading “My Military Path”
To Bits & Pieces – 7.3.22
To start this one off, we’re going to have to take it all the way back to 2015. I had just started talking to this girl from back home. She was beautiful and we had incredible conversation. I remember her birthday was approaching and I wanted to get her something but I wanted to keepContinueContinue reading “To Bits & Pieces – 7.3.22”
Looking Sharp
Well I just had the best week of my life! A week full of love, faith and commitment. I got to marry the love of my life and what an experience it was! However, I will do a separate, more in depth post about the burning love that I have for my WIFE! This postContinueContinue reading “Looking Sharp”
Memories
Time is such a strange concept. Just a unit of measurement while we spin around a giant flaming ball of gas. Sometimes I wish more than anything it would speed up and sometimes I wish more than anything that it would slow down. But somehow it keeps on flying. I will preface this post byContinueContinue reading “Memories”
Be Kind To Your Mind
In 2017, struggling with depression, a veteran sought help from a behavioral health team at the VA. Through guided meditation, counseling, and therapy, he regained mental and physical strength, fostering a positive relationship with his therapist. Now advocating for mental health, he emphasizes the importance of therapy and self-care in healing.
Accessible Lodging
Why does finding accessible lodging need to be such a challenge? Hotel stays for me have been really hit or miss since my injury. Either the rooms are perfect or are an absolute nightmare. Most stays are somewhere in the middle. Thick carpet feels like quick sand for my front wheels. It’s exhausting to maneuverContinueContinue reading “Accessible Lodging”
Choose Compassion
Madigan Army Hospital, one of the oldest and largest hospital systems in the military sits proudly inside the gates of JBLM (Joint Base Lewis-McChord). This place evokes a lot of different emotions for me. I spent 4 and a half years on Fort Lewis in Washington, probably driving by Madigan ten thousand times. There wereContinueContinue reading “Choose Compassion”