To the person trying to hold everything together, First of all, I am sorry you are going through such a difficult time. Life is not fair and you are being faced with so much. Please know you are not alone. The first year is very difficult. The grief, the sadness, the fear and the unknown […]
Life Of A Caregiver: Always On Standby
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 […]
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 […]
A Message From Our Co-Founder Elena For Caregivers Awareness Month
All November long we will be sharing various stories and awareness pieces all over our social media platforms in order to bring attention to the nuanced needs of Caregivers around the world. Our hopes is to inspire others and create more conversation pieces around the real life celebrations, struggles and issues caregivers face. Read on […]
WAGS of SCI Day is November 4th
Friday, November 4th Is International WAGS of SCI Day! Why WAGS of SCI Day? In the SCI community there are plenty of days to celebrate milestones of those living with Spinal Cord Injuries. But what about the partners of those who are injured? At WAGS of SCI our mission is to highlight the celebrations, lives […]
WAGS of SCI Founders Co-Authoring Major Scientific Study For Caregivers
WAGS of SCI Founders Elena Pauly and Brooke Pagé now Co- Authors On A Major New Study On Caregivers The study is taking place now, with the goal to create more TOOLS to help Caregivers around the world. When Brooke and Elena’s partners sustained their Spinal Cord Injuries, they were essentially alone in their journey […]