Here’s a great article about Children with disabilities teach disabled veterans how to play hockey.  What a great concept! I look at it from this perspective: if I’m a veteran I have to put my felings of self pity aside and be strong for the kids. The kids are looking up to adult veterans and they want to show their skills and knowledge; pretty great mix if you ask me.

My disability came at the age of 6 so in many ways, I came to think of walking on crutches as normal. I also had the advantage of youth; the glass is half full! I can only imagine that as an adult this would be a much harder transition. Kudos to all of you who put together this very successful merging of children and adults!!

Good News for all of us on Crutches!! Walking on crutches burns approximately 329 calories per hour for an average 145 pound person-who knew that in addition to taking care of my bench presses, I was also burning calories

This reminds me of the time I was in London with my starter wife (sweet lady) and we were walking every single inch of London!! I mentioned that my arms were killing me, which never happens. She turned around, smiled at me, and said “Sounds like you need to loose a little weight chubby.” Darn it, she was right….again!!

Image found over at Livestrong.

I’m not sure who gets photo credits for this haunting photo. It’s an image of children who have sufered the ravages of war in Angola-innocent victims who just persevere. This is where I first saw this image.  

Cody McCasland is my hero! Wow, what a killer smile and the twinkle in the eyes. You can read all about Cody and his uplifting story. The next time you are having a bad day…remember Cody!!

Life Magazine took this great picture of amputee surfer Mario Rodriguez as he tosses his crutches on the beach before turning on the Beach Boys music and heading to the water. If you look closely, you can see what appears to be the crutch handle that I developed and patented-it’s the Right Grip.