Live to Walk Again

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast with Thanksgiving being this week we decided to rerelease the original episode where Brandon interviews Jerimie about the car accident in 1998 that left him paralyzed from the chest down and why they decided to start this podcast. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with friends and family. Please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast!!...

This week on the Live to Walk Again podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Negron who is a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, and an SCI Advocate. We discussed the car accident that left her paralyzed with a spinal cord injury, the miraculous recovery she had, and the pitfalls she had to deal with because of the lack of the security net for people dealing with SCI. We also spoke about menta...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we are lucky enough to have a conversation with Aaron Baker who is an Author, Motivational Speaker, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor along with a million other titles. We spoke about his time as a professional motocross rider and suffering his injury during a practice run, mental health after such a devastating injury, and his incredible journeys walking...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to speak with Bobby Rohan who is on the Board of Directors for the Triumph Foundation, a coach at Staying Driven, a cohost on the Live to Roll Podcast, and a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We spoke to Bobby about the cycling accident in 1989 that resulted in him suffering a spinal cord injury, how he was able to get involved with ada...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Mark Blumberg who is the Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. We talked to Dr. Blumberg about his study into twitching while in REM sleep and how Western medicine thought about this twitching before Dr. Blumberg cracked the code. It turns out this twitching is actu...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we were lucky enough to speak with Erin Herb who is a Mother, Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, and Entrepreneur. We talked about the car accident that caused her injury, being misdiagnosed as a C1 quadriplegic, and the insanely bad doctors she had to deal with early on in her injury. We also discussed the challenges raising three young children after an SCI,...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Prof. Andrew Pelling from the Pelling Lab for Augmented Biology. We discussed the lab's main focus, the asparagus scaffold study there been working on, and what that means for people living with spinal cord injuries. Look forward to our show next week with Dr. Mark Blumberg who is a neuroscientist from the University...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Brenda Laugier who is a spinal cord injury Survivor, interior designer, mother, and photographer. We spoke to Brenda about how she suffered a spinal cord injury, what it was like dealing with her SCI while being four months pregnant and delivering her first daughter a month after getting out of rehab, and being part o...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Amanda Perla who is a Disability Advocate, Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, and the Founder of NextStep Orlando. We chatted about the car accident that left her paralyzed, the frustration with standard rehab practices that lack activity-based exercise, and the surrogacy journey she is on with her husband. Connect with Ama...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the chance to speak with Gary Dawson who is a Blogger, Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, and an Adaptive Athlete among many other things. We chatted with Gary about the motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed, getting integrated into adaptive sports, and his work with the SIA (Spinal Injuries Association) and his position as the network manager for...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Rob Costa ( @robcosta977 ) who is a Father, Husband, Entrepreneur, Adaptive Athlete, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We spoke with Rob about a wide range of topics including the dirtbike accident that left him paralyzed, being a father after a spinal cord injury, and his amazing family helping him through the early d...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to speak with Charlotte From Chicago who is a Professional Traveler, Drone Pilot, and Content Creator about the new adaptive airline seat prototype that Delta Airlines debuted earlier this year. We talked about the long process entailed in making any design changes to an airplane (and how there may be a workaround in this situation...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had a chance to visit with Dianne Vitkus who is a Physician Assistant, a Wings for Life Ambassador, and a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We talked about how she suffered a spinal cord injury, getting the opportunity to go sailing on the "Impossible Dream", a racing catamaran that empowers disabled sailors and the film "This Is Not A Dream" documenting h...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we are lucky enough to visit with friend of the show, Art Renowitzky. We chatted with Art about winning the NWBA championship with the Golden State Road Warriors, his work with the Life Goes On Foundation to end senseless gun violence, and the origins of wheelchair basketball and how far it has progressed. Connect with Art at the links below!! Please lis...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we were lucky enough to visit with Paul Allen who is an Advocate, Adaptive Athlete, and a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We talked about the shooting that left him paralyzed, having to go through his hospital stay and rehabilitation while fighting for his freedom, and what it means to him to encourage and motivate other people dealing with this injury. We...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Vaughn Pfeffer who is an Advocate, Motivator, Adaptive Athlete, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We talked about the spinal stroke he suffered two years ago stemming from an aortic dissection, because of the heart condition having to wait six weeks to essentially do any kind of SCI rehab, and some of the different ada...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to speak with Drew Plauche who is a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor and all-around bad ass. We talked about the dirtbike accident that left him paralyzed in December 2019, having to go out of state for his rehab stay, and having the opportunity to work with Mike Barwis and Nick Lucius at Barwis methods in both Florida and Colorado. We...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the opportunity to hear from Joey Thompson who is one of the best Disabled Strongman Athletes in Britain. Joey is the T10 Paraplegic as the result of Lyme Disease. We spoke with him about the delayed progression of the disease that led to his Paraplegia, getting involved with Adaptive Strongman competitions, and qualifying for the Strongman World...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Doctor of Physical Therapy, Mary Pavlantos. We talked about the circumstances that resulted in her pursuing a career in Physical Therapy, working with friend of the podcast Sherown Campbell, and a very interesting practice called dry needling. We also discussed PTSD and how it affects many people living with neurologi...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with the amazing Tiffany Cooper who is a Mother, Advocate, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We talked about the details surrounding the tragic way she was injured, having to raise her children as a single mother after her injury, and starting on Instagram live show to put a focus on people dealing with SCI, specifically qu...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with former KTM Motocross rider and spinal cord injury Survivor; Donovan Mitchell. We talked to Donovan about the Motocross accident that left him paralyzed, becoming an Ambassador or Red Bull's Wings for Life charity, how he was able to stay connected to the Motocross community after his accident, and starting an eBay bus...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we welcomed the one and only Willie Frank III back to the show!! For those of you don't know Willie is the Tribal Chairman for the Nisqually Tribe. We spoke about a number of things including the Rise Above program which exposes Native youth to professional athletes to show them how hard work and pay off and to help them open up and talk about things tha...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Sherown Campbell who is a SCI Advocate, Father, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor. We discussed how he suffered a spinal cord injury in 2014, dealing with an injury like this while having a wife and two small children, the progression of his injury to where he can now walk using adaptive crutches but also for short dist...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Artist, Mother, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor; Ashley DeVore (@diaryofaparaplegic). We spoke about the motorcycle accident that left her paralyzed in the summer of 2020, what motivated her to start documenting her journey after her injury, and the amazing artwork that she creates. Connect with Ashley at the links be...

This week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast Brandon and Ricardo turn the tables on Jerimie and interview him about his recent hospital stay and the reason we haven't put a new episode out at almost 2 months. We discuss the ruptured ulcer that almost took Jerimie out, his 5 1/2 weeks stay in the hospital, and the amazing nurses and family/friends that helped him get through. Check out the show and...