Quadriplegic Lovers Relationship Troubles

In the beginning everybody was against us. I love him so much but admit adjusting to this lifestyle has been really hard. I gave alot to maintain my relationship with my fiance being a quadriplegic and we’ve had our ups and downs. It was love at first sight! He has always been in good spirits. He has accepted himself and his new life style. Which I admire so…

Secret Wheelchair Thoughts

Life in a wheelchair raises deep heartfelt emotional thoughts and feelings usually kept very secretive. Discover these deep dark secrets and share in the intimate emotional world of wheelchair users, their lovers and those coming to terms with a disability like spinal cord injury. This pictorial of courageous raw wheelchair emotion quotes is inspiring and heart breaking feelings. Expressions from the heart…

The Waterdance Wheelchair Movie

Winner of the Audience Award and the Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992 The Waterdance is a film about coming to terms with paralysis and wheelchair life. Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to cope with his new found disability and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as…

Partial Spinal Cord Injury And Syndromes

11.5 Following primary and secondary hospital examinations a spinal cord injury is often diagnosed as a type of syndrome and a prognosis of long term expected outcomes is given. It’s important to remember spinal cord injury is about people’s lives not expectation. A full life is lived when you make the most of what you have got, not what you have lost…

  • Important update: Professional Assistance for Living has successfully completed its transition with ILS. December 1, 2024
    The Professional Assistance for Living website has completed its transition with Independent Living Specialists. Following the acquisition of PAL in February 2024, we’re on a mission to combine our capabilities, resources, and expertise to deliver a more comprehensive range of products and services to South Australians living with a disability. You can still access all the essential […]
  • Improving Home Care Comfort with the Royale Multi-Motion Bed Range July 8, 2024
    In the world of homecare, ensuring comfort, functionality, and safety when selecting a homecare bed are top priorities. Whether you’re an Occupational Therapist looking for the right fit for your client or a caregiver aiming to enhance care quality for a loved one, the Royale Multi-Motion Bed range offers a solution that’s both highly functional […]
  • Open-source project maps the biology of spinal cord injury in unprecedented detail June 19, 2024
    Scientists at EPFL have achieved a significant research milestone in the field of spinal cord injuries—mapping out the cellular and molecular dynamics of paralysis in unprecedented detail with their open-source project titled “Tabulae Paralytica.” Grégoire Courtine and his team have integrated cutting-edge cell and molecular mapping technologies with artificial intelligence to chart the complex molecular processes that… […]
  • Study identifies drug target to prevent autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury June 12, 2024
    In response to stressful or dangerous stimuli, nerve cells in the spinal cord activate involuntary, autonomic reflexes often referred to as “fight or flight” responses. These protective responses cause changes in blood pressure and the release of stress hormones into the blood stream. Normally, these responses are short-lived and well-controlled, but this changes after a… […]