Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on May 30, 2022# Lifestyle First published by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation When we had our daughter 11 years ago this coming June, our son was still very much a baby at 15 months old. While we did not own or operate those “child leashes” (not passing judgment on families… Continue reading Independence for Us and Them
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on June 13, 2022# Lifestyle first published by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation My husband Geoff has a wonderful mom, sister and wife– he has tons of lady friends and girlfriends in his story– but I’m not quite sure he has ever faced off with anyone like our daughter Greta. And… Continue reading Dads and Daughters and Turning 11
As a teacher, I do not write about teacher appreciation to solicit acts of gratitude, but rather maybe to educate more of the public on what actually informs some of our work not recognized or understood in our teacher contracts or in published test scores. There is so much about teaching that doesn’t fit in… Continue reading Thinking About Teachers Today
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on November 23, 2021 First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog Every November I think about doing one of those social media appreciation posts for every day of the month leading up to Thanksgiving. There is a lot to be thankful for, even in a world where educators… Continue reading Perfectly Imperfect Caregiving
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on November 05, 2021 First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog Geoff often travels out to Colorado for work over Halloween so when he is actually home, we try to come up with an extra special family costume. Our kids were super excited about the year we were… Continue reading Halloween Wheelchair Family Costumes
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on December 03, 2021 First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog This year’s theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.” According to the United Nations, 15% of the world’s population… Continue reading December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on December 23, 2021 First Published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog This weekend I fell skiing on some ice. But that wasn’t the worst part. The worst part was my inability to get back up on the ice. Each time I tried to right myself, I slid further… Continue reading Sliding into Winter, Christmas, and 2022
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on January 04, 2022 First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog We have this amazing friend, Diane, who takes our annual Christmas card and turns it into an ornament for our tree; they historically have become some of our kid’s most favorite parts of Christmas– the “Diane ones”… Continue reading 2022: To Resolve
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on January 28, 2022 First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog We have two sections in our garage designated to my husband Geoff’s wheelchair collection— not to be confused with other sections for old records and CDs—and they range from dusty ones, manual ones, power ones to fixer-uppers.… Continue reading A Collector of Wheelchairs
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on February 02, 2022 To read this first on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, click here. January 29 of each year marks the anniversary of my husband Geoff’s spinal cord injury. While we do not exactly celebrate the day, we do take time to honor, remember, and reflect upon it.… Continue reading Twenty Seven Years: a Lifetime in Itself
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