Over the years, we have known people who have been injured, paralyzed even, and lost the lives of loved ones while biking. We are approaching the anniversary of a six year old’s death who would have turned 20 had an elderly driver not hit him on his bicycle with his dad. Yet, I’m always surprised… Continue reading Krill Family Cycling PSA 2022
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on February 25, 2022# Lifestyle First published in the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation A few years after his spinal cord injury, my husband Geoff and I really became friends while coaching high school girls’ soccer together almost 20 years ago. This photograph hangs in my classroom, and it makes me smile… Continue reading Honoring the Olympics, Paralympics, and a Willingness to Try
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on April 01, 2022# Lifestyle First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Twelve-year-olds are tricky. In the span of one hour, they can be perhaps the most helpful and most hindering of beings. Our kids have only ever known their dad as a wheelchair user, and watching this evolution of… Continue reading That Time Our Son Pushed His Paralyzed Father off the Couch
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on March 17, 2022# Lifestyle First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Getting braces in adolescence is memory making at its best — made more so only when one gets trapped in an elevator leaving the orthodontist’s office with one’s wheelchair rolling dad and service dog. Due to Geoff’s work… Continue reading Remember That Day You Got Braces and You and Your Dad Got Trapped in the Elevator?
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on April 20, 2022# Lifestyle First published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Oddly, these two photos were taken the same day in mid-April in the White Mountains of NH. Our son has waited his entire life, all 12 years, to be old enough to participate in Loon Mountain’s Pond skimming,… Continue reading From Skis to Seeds: Spring Paradox
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on April 13, 2022# Lifestyle First Published on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation I share these photos because they make me really happy. However, they almost didn’t happen, given my husband Geoff’s legitimate concerns about accessibility. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation blog audience understands fully that just because something or… Continue reading Accessibility Anxiety
Posted by Heather Krill in Life After Paralysis on May 05, 2022# Relationships, Lifestyle First Published in the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation When we are young, if we are lucky, we are exposed to all kinds of moms. As little girls, we may have wondered if we wanted to be moms, in addition to all the other cool roles we… Continue reading This is Also Your Mom
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
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