Understanding The Basics Of SCI A spinal cord injury has an immense impact on your life, and those around you. While learning how to manage your new body, you are being fed through a fire hose with new terms and diagnosis of how you present. What do they all mean? Where do you fall? Understanding… Continue reading Spinal Cord Injury 101

Accessible Abode When I was discharged from the hospital in 1999, we had no where to call “home”. I had been living with the race team prior to my accident, my mother owned a ranch in Oklahoma and my dad was in Arizona. We had created a beautiful bubble in my hospital room which I… Continue reading 8 Tips For Creating an Accessible Home

Seven Tips to Empower Your Decision-Making When I was injured with a spinal cord injury at the age of 21, I was financially irresponsible. I was an athlete using my parent’s gas card for grocery shopping and race gas. I had no thoughts of the future, or planning for the what-ifs. Now having an injury,… Continue reading Legal and Financial Tips for Life with SCI

“Is that a space pod… In your office kitchen?” “Where’s Aaron?” “He’s in the kitchen taking a nap.” These were some typical daily questions asked during my Paralympic cycling journey in 2012. I was napping, sleeping, eating and doing work in a personal hyperbaric chamber. I had learned about this oblong contraption from my olympic… Continue reading Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

This weekend Aaron Baker was at it, just like he always is, almost 24/7. During a stop at the Open Book bookstore in Tampa, Baker was there to sign copies of The Rebellious Recovery, in which Baker wrote about his experiences and his overall approach to life. Baker, 44, is widely known as a motivational… Continue reading 2 Athletes Triumph Over Injury, Aiming To Find A Cure

Every September, a crucial spotlight is cast on a topic that affects countless lives worldwide: spinal cord injuries.

Full Service In The Palm Of Your Hand Driving solo on a long road trip, the gas tank light comes on, and it’s late at night… What do you do? Without an injury, it’s an obvious answer – fill up at the next station! However, living with a disability makes the simplest of tasks that… Continue reading Fuel Service App for Drivers with Disabilities

Your Body, Your Voice, Your Choice! Prior to my injury, when faced with a broken bone or infection, I left my diagnosis and course of action up to the medical professionals. However, now that I am 24 years post cervical spinal cord injury and have learned a thing or two about my body, I am… Continue reading Self-Advocacy in Medical Care

Finding Answers in an X-Ray, MRI or CT Scan (CAT Scan) Picture this (literally) – You are rushed into the hospital and you have a serious condition. What do the doctors suggest doing first? Should they order an X-ray? But what is that going to show? Is it an MRI? But what is that exactly?… Continue reading X-Rays, MRI Scans and CT Scans: What’s the Difference?

Overcoming Challenges in the Fast Lane In the world of motorsports, the pursuit of speed, precision, and adrenaline is often associated with physically demanding feats. However, there is a remarkable and inspiring segment of race car drivers who defy the odds and compete at the highest level despite physical limitations. Adaptive race car driving represents… Continue reading Adaptive Race Car Driving