Staying Frosty

Staying Frosty

  • Spa Treatment

    I had another stay in the hospital this past week.  It’s become an annual routine that I don’t get colds, nor the flu.  Nope.  I just wind up in the hospital once a year with a high fever, chills, and potential pneumonia.  I’ve started calling these stays my annual “Spa visit”.  I get room service…

  • Red Carpet Treatment

    In July of 2007 I traveled to London for a week with a group of fellow students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens  Point, to visit the City University of London for a web project we had created for them .  We spent an entire week in London sightseeing, and enjoying our time abroad.  We walked…

  • Bus Chasing

    Soon after moving to Madison, WI while trying to become familiar with the bus system and the bus schedules I was trying to catch a bus to an event on the opposite side of town.  I rushed from my apartment, as fast as my wheelchair would allow (a whole 8.5 MPH).  The bus I needed…

  • Disability Perks

    Several years ago my brother Jake, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy as well and also uses an electric wheelchair, coined the phrase “Disability Perks” to describe some of the lucky happenings that occur for us while travelling or going to events, as if we are members of an exclusive perks club.  One such story is that…

  • Phone calls made easy

    I have often had difficulty with making phone calls with my cell phone, due to my limited use of my arms.  While in bed, this proves especially problematic.  In December of 2014 I purchased a Droid Turbo.  The Moto voice-activated feature has greatly improved my ability to make important phone calls in bed, especially when…

  • Parlez-Vous Francais?

    In my first year of college, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, my chair broke down in the middle of the street while crossing a road.  Unfortunately, only one motor had given out, so the chair was stuck doing endless donuts while I tried to get out of the street.  I managed to call my…

  • Finding a Hotel Abroad

    Staying in a hotel when you use an electric wheelchair can be quite difficult.  Finding a room with the “essentials” can be difficult In August of 2013 I took a trip to Europe for two weeks with my brother Ethan.  While planning for this trip we wondered how we could find a hotel that would…

  • I Am Iron Man

    In 2008 I had just recently moved to Madison, WI.  Each year during the summer Madison hosts the Iron Man Triathlon event.  The finish line for this event runs down State Street.  Venturing out to meet up with some friends, I raced up to the Capital square, unaware of the events going on.  As I…

  • A stand-up routine

    While attending college there were many fun outings with friends involving some rather interesting antics involving my electric wheelchair.  One such story begins with a staff pie throwing contest to raise money for Cancer research.  One of my friends was on staff as a “Community Adviser” (the authority in the Residence Halls).  As such we…

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