My fiancé of 11 years was injured while we were vacationing in Cuba in 2016. Were about to mark the calendars for his 8th “injuryaversary”. You know, each year when Caregiver Awareness Month comes around, I’m hesitant to speak up in that seeing oneself as a caregiver is deeply encompassed by stigma. It means a […]
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SCI Awareness Month: Sarah Winkelmann’s Health Journey
For WAGS of SCI, SCI Awareness Month is not just about our partners.. it’s about all the ways this injury can impact them as well as their loved ones and caregivers. Meet Sarah Winkelmann, a QuadWife who started losing herself after her husband’s injury. Read on as she details her amazing journey back to herself! […]
SCI Awareness Month: #Quadwife Ashley Eigen on Life After SCI
“My husband Kiel sustained a C5 spinal cord injury when he was 14 years old playing football. Plain and simple he was a child with his entire life changed in a blink of an eye. I didn’t know him then but hearing stories of the early days of his injury, I know he decided then […]
SCI Awareness Month: #Quadwife Jaimie Twining
For SCI Awareness Month, Quadwife Jaimie details her experience with “accessible” travel “I was at a wedding recently where they had a Greek tradition called koufeta. The saying goes “the hardness of the almonds represents endurance, while the candy coating represents the sweetness of the couples life ahead.” It’s connected to a small bag of […]
SCI Awareness Month: #Quadwife Dayna Cruz “My husband Chris sustained a C4-C6 SCI back in 2018 in Cartagena Colombia. It was the night before our friends wedding and what was suppose to be the start to our “honeymoon”. Let’s back track a little, we were kind of still newlyweds and had pushed our honeymoon back […]
SCI Awareness Month: Brittany Wilson This month of September is SCI Awareness Month, and we are bringing you stories and insights from our WAGS of SCI community. Read on for Brittany Wilson’s experience! “Life after sci is like a club you really never wanted to join, and yet now that you are in it you […]
CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
November is Caregivers Awareness Month and we are launching a very special contest in order to prepare and celebrate! ENTER TO WIN a $500 CDN DATE NIGHT in YOUR Area! Generously Sponsored by Neuromotion Physiotherapy How you can win: Submit your story of what Caregivers Awareness Month means to you OR any tips or tricks […]
SCI Awareness Month Celebration!
Join us ‘WAGS style” this September all month long as we raise awareness for Spinal Cord Injury with #SCIAwarenessMonth! We are taking to Instagram @wagsofsci and our other social channels to spread the word by sharing your stories and your experiences – we find that it is important to share this as we all have […]
WAGS of SCI In The Washington Post: “Unpaid Caregivers: How America Treats Women Caring For Paralyzed Partners” by Amber Ferguson
This article was released August 6th in The Washington Post, and article researched and written by Amber Ferguson. For those of you who cannot access the article for whatever reason, here is a full transcript. The video and photos are not included that were on the original article, but you can follow our social media […]
An Open Letter For Caregiver Policy Change
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As many of you already know, WAGS of SCI is heavily involved in caregivers rights and advocacy We are located in Vancouver, BC Canada, and have recently met with our MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) in the BC Government in order to advocate for paid spousal and common law caregiver support. The result of that […]