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Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation blog: Redefining Miracles One Connection at a Time, Dec. 13, 2017

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This year’s birthday card is a very accurate depiction of our family; we always wear Santa hats; Greta and I always match, as do Carver and Geoff; Geoff certainly has tan skin year around given his outdoor work opportunities, and this is our daughter’s self proclaimed “best wheelchair daddy drawing ever.” She had done an… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation blog: Redefining Miracles One Connection at a Time, Dec. 13, 2017

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How will You Honor the International Day (Dec. 3) of Persons with Disabilities? Geoff’s Quest for a NEADS Service Dog

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Our family chose to wait until our children were a little older before starting the application process for a NEADS service dog.   However, now, our long and patient wait is down to just a few months, making this International Day of Persons with Disability our day to kick start the fundraising needed to bring a… Continue reading How will You Honor the International Day (Dec. 3) of Persons with Disabilities? Geoff’s Quest for a NEADS Service Dog

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Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 27, 2017: At the Risk of Thanksgiving

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The first Thanksgiving I celebrated with Geoff meant dragging a 16-foot pine tree from the woods and then into his house with two friends who had helped him cut it down with a chainsaw. When we stood the giant pine in the tree stand, branches at the base stuck out approximately 5 feet in all… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 27, 2017: At the Risk of Thanksgiving

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Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 10, 2017: “Atrophy vs. Ass-trophy”

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We began to realize how much our kids listen to our conversations when our son mentioned to Geoff he was worried about getting a pressure sore on his bum from new pants with buttons on the pockets. I tried to explain that Dad is afraid of pressure sores because he doesn’t have much of a… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 10, 2017: “Atrophy vs. Ass-trophy”

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Christopher and Dana Reeve blog, October 31, 2017: Dear Well Meaning Couple at the Restaurant…

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You watched me walk in with three young children; we had a soccer game later that evening which meant the best I could do after work was to drive to the town where our game would be played to first have dinner. A third one was thrown in the mix as his mom, a hard-working… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve blog, October 31, 2017: Dear Well Meaning Couple at the Restaurant…

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Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, October 12, 2017: Parenting Risk Taking and Mistake Making

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There is no doubt that we are giving this parenting gig our best effort; however, in those moments when we realize just how badly a situation could have turned out, we shake our heads in disbelief at how we could have been so stupid. See the kids in this picture, smiling, wearing protective head gear,… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, October 12, 2017: Parenting Risk Taking and Mistake Making

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Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, October 2, 2017: The Nitty, Gritty, Sometimes Ugly Truth

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When I started writing for the Reeve Foundation a little over a year ago, I rarely heard feedback from readers beyond “sharing” or “liking” on social media. However, lately, I’ve been receiving mail, not exactly fan mail, but more like the ‘Dear Abby of Paralysis and Marriage.’Only, I don’t exactly feel like any kind of… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, October 2, 2017: The Nitty, Gritty, Sometimes Ugly Truth

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Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog for September 29, 2017: “September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”

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Doesn’t every little girl want a Paralympic wheelchair racing Barbie doll? Ours did when she was four, and it remains one of her favorite toys because “wheelchair racing Barbie is fast, has fun hair and good clothes.” Last year this time, our family was all about the Olympics and Paralympics, discussing how they are alike… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog for September 29, 2017: “September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”

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August 15, 2017 Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog: “What about the daddies who can’t slingshot?”

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Recently, our six-year-old daughter asked if other daddies might be sad if they couldn’t slingshot. Perplexed, I thought she meant using an actual slingshot as in caveman style sling and rock to kill an animal. I think I said something like, “Well, not all people like to hunt.” She gave me a funny look because… Continue reading August 15, 2017 Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog: “What about the daddies who can’t slingshot?”

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When Making Family Memories Takes Years Off Our Lives in Only the BEST Ways…

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For the record, for all of you judging the safety represented in this photo, this Boston Whaler containing my family is within the legal weight limit, and our son, in the green sweatshirt, is wearing his lifejacket beneath his sweatshirt.  We are away on vacation visiting my brother and his family on Martha’s Vineyard, and… Continue reading When Making Family Memories Takes Years Off Our Lives in Only the BEST Ways…