Thursday, May 05, 2022

Ride Across America for SCI/D Awareness

United Spinal Association logo combined with Strong Wheeled Together logo

United Spinal Newsletter | April 2022 

Adam Lane Handcycles Across America to Support People with SCI/D

Adam Lane, a member of the Oklahoma chapter of United Spinal Association began a 90-day cross-country handcycling trek from San Diego, California to New York City to raise funds to support the organization’s #StrongWheeled Together campaign and show how exercise and fitness can have a positive impact on the rehabilitation of individuals living with SCI/D. Learn more about Adam’s incredible journey, where to follow Adam on social media, and how to give here. 

Roll on Capitol Hill 2022

Roll on Capitol Hill (ROCH) is United Spinal Association’s premier annual event, sending advocates from the SCI/D community from all over the nation to Washington, DC to make their voices heard on the key issues affecting our community. This June, following a virtual event in 2021, United Spinal returns in-person to the Hill for the tenth ROCH, and we couldn’t be more excited. Check out this preview of this year’s ROCH, including biographies of this year’s awardees and an overview of what policy priorities are at stake this year.

Don’t Be Ashamed to Ask for Help with Anxiety, You’re Not Alone

Michaela Devins’ latest installment on mental health focuses on anxiety. Find out about the impact anxiety had on her life, and how therapy became “a space to speak my fears out loud and face them, to build skills for identifying negative thoughts cycles and patterns, to learn how to cope with the physiological responses tied to anxiety,” in this poignant reflection on coexisting with anxiety. Read more.

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