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The Importance of Social Support Following Injury
On November 11, 2015, I sat on a medical exam table waiting for the orthopedic surgeon to return with the results of an MRI. In the span of two months, I went from walking between two and three miles a day to…
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The Knee Injury
Typically, where I live, there is a flurry of activity. There is a steady stream of people and traffic. Everything is in motion. In February, I was a part of that flurry of activity. I went to work, I went to the…
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Stuck in Second Gear
While walking to the Fitness Center for one of my sessions, I passed a pickup truck. The driver is getting ready to pull out of the parking lot. The truck smoothly shifted into 1st, 2nd, and then 3rd gear, and proceeds to…
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It’s not always about the Science
On occasion, I get asked to speak to groups about my experiences with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. In the fall of 2013, I stood in front of a group of health and fitness professionals and delivered a presentation about my fitness and walking program. …
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Person-Centered Support, Care, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
My walking program has been built upon collaboration. Collaboration is a dynamic, creative, and interconnected process. From the beginning, I have combined approaches from a wide range of health, medical, rehabilitation, and fitness disciplines. I have used methods from physical therapy, yoga,…
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Charlie and His Horse: Perceptions of Pain
Growing up I experienced cramps of such intensity in both of my legs that I would break into sobs because of the strength of the pain. In most cases, a hurting and weeping four-year-old does not have the expressiveness or coherence to…
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Adversity and Resilience
For eight weeks in 2015, life as I knew it stopped. I saw every doctor possible to identify the cause of a mysterious and unknown pain in my legs. By the fifth medical visit, I was exhausted. Every test that was conducted…
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Active and Healthy Aging: The Keys to Living Well
In honor of Memorial Day and my friend Stella Wetterhahn … Stella Was A World War II Veteran and a Nurse. She will be in my heart forever… Every Saturday, after my workout, I get on a bus and head Downtown to…
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Expectations, Perceptions, and Achievement
I came across a book called “Everybody Belongs: Changing Negative Attitudes toward Classmates with Disabilities.” by: Arthur Shapiro. The book was written several years ago and yet the themes from the book apply easily in 2019. Mr. Shapiro’s book offers in-depth perspectives…
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Living without the Label
I am almost 44 years old. I work and own my own home. I earned more than one college degree. Does it sound like I am reciting a resume? Sometimes I feel that way in my interactions with the world. I have…