A Sort of Homecoming, by Jim

As the Pennsylvania Turnpike deposited me on the eastern side of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnels, the welcoming sound of 102.5 FM came across the radio.  At first a bit faint and with traces of static, the signal grew in intensity.  WDVE has always been my siren song.  It meant that I was closing the gap [...]

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“Christopher Reeve was a Make-Believe Superhero Who Became a Real One”

Check out this plucky yet moving blog post by D.R. Scott from CultureMOB.com: “Reeve might have been able to reinvent himself as a legitimate actor when he became older, the way Sean Connery was able to escape James Bond. But then, the awful horse-riding accident in 1995 that paralyzed him from the neck down happened. [...]

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Caregiver vs. Wife, by Karen

When the nurses at Shock Trauma in Baltimore told me that I would need to save my energy for caring for my husband later, I didn’t fully understand what that would entail. In the Spring months following Jim’s accident and even when we first got to Shepherd, I hadn’t yet accepted that Jim was quadriplegic. [...]

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Existential Mindfood

I went to church yesterday with Jim. First I had to perfect the art and science of getting him in the van.  His power chair must be clipped down by four devices, and himself buckled in with a seatbelt, so that he shifts as little as possible during the journey. Not only had  they had issues all [...]

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Remembering Christopher six years later

Check out this blog from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website:  Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis Community. Christopher’s wheelchair sits in the lobby of their offices.  As the blogger JLo states, it’s important to remember: Christopher’s wheelchair is a reminder that it takes more than just one person to walk for those who can’t. [...]

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