In this post Jim discusses the difficult past few months dealing with isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his struggles with health, and discusses both his and Isabelle’s new chapters in life as they begin to move forward.
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Jim talks about isolation and working the problem amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jim shares a letter two years in the making. Details of how his life has changed and the constant battle for privacy and alone time.
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Amidst public speaking engagements, illness, and family and friends, Jim finds time to write a quick update as 2018 draws to a close. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to everyone, thank you for following our story!
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Jim details his experience of travelling on a cruise ship as a quadriplegic. Read on to learn what makes a cruise ship accessible, or inaccessible for individuals in wheelchairs!
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Another weekly update from Jim - A quick synopsis of how privacy and time alone has completely left his life, and why that has had such an impact on his life.
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In this story, Isabelle tells the story of how she had to make one of the hardest phone calls in her life, and how Jim helped her through it without even saying a word
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Jim’s weekly update: this week brought sunny weather and friends. Here’s hoping for continued sunny weather, and visits from friends both old and new.
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This week, Jim provides another update on his ongoing battle with mental health and adjusting to his new life. Then, he talks about the hard stuff. The grim reality that he, like many in his situation, have considered suicide.
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Less of a story, and more of an update from Jim one week after sharing the brutal reality of his mental battle adjusting to this new life.
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Jim reveals how one of the true hardships of being a quadriplegic - the stripping of all privacy and control - has affected him by taking us through a day in the life of a quadriplegic. Life is not all sunshine and roses, you have to have bad days so you know when you are in the good days, and right now we are living through the bad days.
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In this story Jim talks about his first big excursion out of the GF Strong Rehabilitation center in Vancouver. His destination? The far side of a major intersection.
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