Nearly a year after his SCI car accident, Allen Daniels sees his misfortune as a way to inspire and educate other drivers. Allen Daniels wheels into the interview with the poise and confidence of a man who knows where he’s…

Michael Commendatore took his wife to Costa Rica. He endured a 48-hour odyssey back to the states with a T7 SCI. Michael Commendatore is a Renaissance Man. At 48 years old, he already had careers as a high school teacher,…

For this young man, it was his Union, but for many SCI warriors, non-traditional funding is the only way to make meaningful physical progress. In the summer of 2019, 31-year-old Steve Spatocco was “trending upward.” The Delaware County, PA native…

A lifelong caregiver asks, “What Would Ryan Do?”   In February 2021, Amy Ericksen, a nurse working with homebound patients, left a patient’s home and her car skidded out on black ice. She hit a tree, and when the chaos…

Claire Senita became wheelchair-bound in 8th grade. That didn’t stop her from moving forward with purpose. Claire Senita was 14 years old and was warming up for a tumbling/gymnastics class, laughing along with her 8th grade friends.  “It was a…

A routine hit paralyzed Kevin Kenny, yet he knows he can still contribute to the game he loves.

This 12-year-old did not let an SCI derail him from ambitious goals When you are 12 years old, grounded, and have a brand-new bike, waiting for those restrictions to be lifted can be interminable. But when you live with your…

Talking to Carrie Bach, a 42-year-old spitfire of a woman from the outskirts of Erie, PA, one is struck by her effervescent personality and her “can-do” attitude. She’s a trained ballerina and attended college for dance and business. As all…

No Days Off. In the 10 years since the accident, Zac has found ways to do “pretty much everything I did before the accident happened,” he says with a smile. How a Spinal Cord Injury fostered a business for disabled…