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9/21/11: Let wheelchairs in drive-thrus?

Posted by on September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Too dangerous or no big deal? The wheelchairs vs. drive-thru debate heats up. Read more

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9/10/10: WTF Friday – Beetlejuice guy dead at 58 from wheelchair fall

Posted by on September 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

If you’re like me, you probably recall Glenn Shadix as that creepy fat guy, aka Otto, from Beetlejuice, the guy with a penchant for sleek black suits and resurrecting dead people. In a crazy WTF news event, especially since no one knew he was using a wheelchair in the first place… Read more

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Paralyzed motocross star Danny “Magoo” Chandler dead at 50

Posted by on May 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Some say this 1980’s motocross star he was the fastest rider that ever lived. Read more about the epic life of Danny Magoo here.

 

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It’s Cinco de Mayo, and yes, I can get a DUI in my wheelchair

Posted by on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Why Americans have fallen in love with this holiday is simple: Just like St. Patrick’s Day, it’s a day dedicated to booze. Read more

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Possibly the hottest guy to ever grace a wheelchair

Posted by on April 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

 

Sam Morris, a hella sexy musician from LA, has a spinal cord injury AND a debut CD. What’s more intriguing?

 

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The importance of having someone who truly understands you

Posted by on April 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I don’t want to put down my family and friends because they’ve helped me immensely, but they can’t do what the dozens of women in wheelchairs I’ve befriended through the years have done for me. These special ladies are my war buddies…only they know the shit that I’ve seen. From dating discrimination to losing a heel in public, they know exactly how hard this life can really be….for more click here.

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Darcy Pohland, quadriplegic TV news reporter, will be missed

Posted by on March 10, 2010 · 1 Comment 

She was a street reporter working in the harsh Minnesota elements for years, and never let that fact that couldn’t walk stop her from getting the big story. She was also my friend.
 
 

Read more about this amazing woman
 
 

 

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Jake Sully wheelchair action figure gets razzed

Posted by on February 20, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Hey Mattel, your Jake Sully wheelchair action figure can stand, has shabby seams, and looks nothing like Sam Worthington. Is this the best you can do?
If this was an action figure of me I’d be pissed. Good thing Jake Sully is a fictional character, and has no access to lawyers.

- Tiff

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Minnesota paraplegic falls out of wheelchair, freezes to death

Posted by on February 18, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Well, this is about the most depressing news story I’ve read in a long while. We’ve lost another paraplegic to falling + cold weather, people. This is not good.

RIP Michael Lee Johnson

- Tiff

PS. I did not know him personally. He lived in the country.

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“Sympathy for Delicious” stars actual paraplegic, Mark Ruffalo directs

Posted by on January 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

This movie follows a jaded DJ paraplegic who mysteriously wakes up with the gift to heal others, but discovers he still can’t heal himself. “Sympathy for Delicious” also stars Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis, and was written by Christopher Thornton, the film’s star.
 
 It has a cool back story too. Thornton and Ruffalo are old acting school buddies from before Thornton’s injury (a rock climbing accident) in 1992. This script was a longtime coming too (an  idea Thornton had while wheeling to the liquor store).

The completed film is premiering at Sundance this week. If anyone out there has seen it yet, let us know what you thought (good or bad). Does it deserve to be picked up?

You can read more of my thoughts on the movie here.

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