Wheel Stories

Author: Abby Banks

The Wheel Stories Podcast is the place for wheelchair users to tell their stories. Host, Abby Banks, is a mom on a mission to take the fear out of wheelchairs. Join her every Wednesday as she shares candid conversations with wheelchair users and their families. These conversations will share the good, the bad, and everything that happens in between. As you listen, you'll be encouraged to love the life you didn't plan.
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Genres: Education, Personal Journals, Self-Improvement, Society & Culture

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21. Andrew Skinner
Episode 21
Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

Andrew Skinner joins Wheel Stories for episode 21. Andrew sustained a spinal cord injury in a freak snowboarding accident in 2004. He is a recovering quadriplegic, husband to Kirsten, dad to Betty, and the founder of the Triumph Foundation. The Triumph Foundation exist to help individuals triumph over spinal cord injuries and disorders. The Triumph Foundation has given out over 2,000 Care Baskets for the newly injured in Southern California and touched the lives of more than 5,000 individuals with disabilities. In this episode Andrew and I chat about: Living Life with a Purpose SCI Rehabilitation Returning to the Workforce with a Disability Living an Active Lifestyle after a Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support for the Newly Injured COVID-19 and Social Distancing Grants & Equipment Adaptive Sports and Recreation WCMX Andrew's Wheelchair: Box Wheelchair Making Andrew's Life Easier: E-Motion Power Assist Wheels Follow the Triumph Foundation: @triumphfoundation on Instagram Contact the Triumph Foundation: info@triumph-foundation.org Triumph Foundation Employment Achievement Award Grant Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram Sponsor: Salty Britches / WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout for 20% off your order