In my book “RELENTLESS” I talk about a time in my life when I went off the rails a little… Piggy backing off that party life period, this little tablet came into my life… The first time, I tried a quarter of a full tablet, that night I had…
Imagine not being able to hug your loved ones?
I didn’t have a baby but I had a crying grandma that I couldn’t hug to assure her everything would be ok…. The morning after my accident, my grandma first saw me in hospital, it truly broke my heart. She was too short to reach me and I couldn’t reach…
A Tiny Insight Into the Life of A Quadriplegic
Want to have a tiny insight into what it’s like to be “paralysed”….? Gain a little better understanding with the frustration of not being able to do use your own body…? Are you game to try? Follow the directions on this picture. I use this method in my talks, with who…
Don’t Sweat It! I wish I could!!!
“Things we take for granted”…. The ability to be able to sweat is well and truly taken for granted… Once you have a spinal cord injury, it is really tough being able to regulate heat and cold, even now when I get cold it can really get to…
The Chiropractor & The Snowboarder a Journey Over 16 years
I am very excited to announce two important initiatives – Firstly – I will be offering “One on One” mentoring to you, within the Vitality Wellness Centre in Middle Park, or at a convenient location in Melbourne. I will also make this “One on One” service available, to those of…
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO BACKWARDS TO ACHIEVE YOUR LONG TERM GOALS
For 11 years I never gave up on my goal to get off my walking stick and walk unaided completely on my own. After countless attempts over the years I finally built the courage and strength to rely on myself to believe I could do it, this injury is just…
60 Minutes Program Spinal Cord Injury
60 minutes Feature Okay so I’m not posting this out for controversy,BUT after watching the 60 minutes story on the young boy who was recently injured playing rugby, definitely proved that doctors label patients way to early and way too easily… Naming him a “complete”. Yes it was a very…
MOVE TO CHANGE
It took me 2 – 3 hard years to get the strength and stability to get out of the wheel chair, it took over 10 years to finally get rid of my walking stick…. I wish it was that easy but it wasn’t, I had to fight every single day,…
WHEN GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION!
Have you ever set a major goal and found after a year or two it was just too hard and gave up? Well for me giving up was never an option, my goal was to get my old life back nothing more nothing less… It took me 2 – 3…
Josh Wood Richard Stubbs Interview ABC Radio Move to Change
Listen to Josh’s interview he did with ABC’s Richard Stubbs http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2014/06/josh-wood-walks-to-mark-a-remarkable-recovery.html?site=melbourne&program=melbourne_afternoons