Thank you so much for your videos. This one was especially powerful for me. I am newly paralyzed and had the “I can’t transfer” talk with myself not too long ago. This week I was able to transfer unassisted out of bed and really was surprised and excited. I’ve been following you and look forward to each and every video. I’ve also shared with able bodied friends and family regarding your UTI info. You are an inspiration.

I'm not paralyzed but I'm a curious person and I like to know how people do things in adverse situations. Very often I can learn something that helps me in my life. Your videos do that. Thanks.

I’m really glad you are able to live a happy life in spite of your injury.

I wish I could go back and see this video 40 years ago before my SCI. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, but I have learned more from your videos then I did at the top SCI rehab centers in the country. Thanks for all you do.

I agree 100%. I've been a para for 37 yrs. I'm now 74 and still live an active life. I sing with an elite choir that tours internationally and also love to travel on my own. I was already an adult with a home and family to take care of, so I was more motivated to become independent than I would have been at 13. The key milestones for me after basic ADLs were 1.Driving again, 2. Joining a wc tennis program (needs no special equipment and you can play on any tennis court with anybody, w/c or not. 3. Swimming! I was a strong swimmer before and feel very free and comfortable in water; I must have been a mermaid in another life. It's getting out that makes me feel like a beached whale! As a concession to my aging shoulders I got a SmartDrive power assist 3 yrs ago. Take as good care of the working parts NOW so they don't fail in the future (It took me 6 arm/hand surgeries to figure this out!) Love your matter of fact approach to all the pesky issues no one knows about. I've never met a para who wouldn't choose normal plumbing over walking in a heartbeat. Like you, l don't think a lot about living life in a wc, I'm too busy just living life. Keep up the good work!

I have discovered your channel a couple days ago. My wife Diana and I have been listening together. I have a disability too. Not the same as yours . I was born with a hearing loss. Nerve damage from birth. I am very tone deaf. I wore hearing aids but they didn't help much. I got picked on alot... they would pull on my hearing aids laugh at me I was very shy and with drawn. I struggle in school. Spelling and reading was difficult for me. As an adult I have overcome alot of obstacles. One thing about having a disability it gives you compassion for those around you. I used to be upset with God about my hearing loss why did I have to have it. Why couldn't I be normal like everyone else. My voice sounds different from everyone else because of my hearing loss. I thank God now for my hearing loss now. It's made me into the person I was supposed to be.

I'm new in a wheelchair...T6-8 incomplete. Fused from T2-T12. I'm so thankful that I've come across your videos. I basically was just shoved out of rehab to learn and figure everything out on my own!! It sucked! My husband and I knew nothing!! So I'm thankful for what you share! You are a blessing!

I know your trying to help and advise people who are in a wheelchair but your message is really a life message. Your saying don't wait, don't cower, do it now.

This channel deserves hundreds of thousands of subscribers for every reason. Wishing you every blessing.

I think this channel is so important to educate people. I’ve watched just a few so far and I’ve learned so much.

Love this video. I know that while there are things I wish I'd done differently I also realize I wasn't in the right head space for those things. I had to do some emotional healing before I was able to move forward physically.

You are absolutely wonderful!

Thank you for sharing. You are changing someone's world out there!

Some lessons for all of us, even none wheelchair users in your list, none of us is perfect, we all have issues we could deal with better if we applied your life lessons. We probably know this, but somehow we let life get in the way.

Another great video, thank you x

Great Video Brittany! This helps us to be encouraged and to expand our minds for the journey we individually are on. I personally So agree with you on ALL points. Taking our own life back and especially eating organic and healthy! Alternative functional caring doctors are the best in my case. Hugs and Blessings as you continue on your life's journey.

Thank you Brittney another super helpful video. What makes your videos so great is you’re a very genuine person, and you make everything relatable. Well done my friend. I’m so thankful for people like you I’ve learned so much from you.

Britney, I am amazed at you and how you tackle a hell of a lot of issues you and others have faced. Words like "inspiration" and "Godsend" and "beautiful mind" pop into my head when I watch another of your videos.I would like to think back to about my 16 or 17 year old self and believe I would have had no troubles talking to you about whatever you wanted, and likley would have asked you out. Of course that was a half-century ago, but I was a nice guy.

Thanks a lot! super helpful stuff.

I love watching your vlogs I am not in a wheelchair but I have Learned a lot from just watching you. You inspire me hope to meet you someday

I like all your videos, you let me feel normal. Thank you.

Hi just have too say your such a beautiful person .I'm disabled but not paralysed but use a crutch always.i have so much respect for you and your channel .I wish people think how fortunate to walk or use our limbs I am grateful everyday to be able to still walk etc.im blind in one eye and that's ultra scary having one eye left .but love and hugs to you and fam xxx

Thanks for your honesty and your willingness to share your journey with us, a journey that's accumulated much wisdom and knowledge. I'm more amazed at how important that it is to balance body, soul, and spirit! Our Mind/Spirit is the Genesis of everything that we do. It all "begins" with a thought, which is generated from the unseen part of us, and those thoughts develop into ideas and are finally expressed into the physical realm via our bodies. I believe that this is where the Spirit and flesh interact. Look at how much your "mood" changes when dealing with pain, especially chronic pain. I'm trying to better maintain a balance between the Spiritual and physical aspects of life, keeping in mind that the Spirit is eternal and the flesh temporal. When this flesh has served it's purpose, it goes back to the dust [minerals] that it was formed from. But the Spirit returns to the Father that gave it LIFE. How awesome to know that we're Eternal Beings living in a temporal tabernacle. Thanks again, Brittany, for sharing your beautiful spirit with us. You're a gift and a sister! ❤

Combining a spinal injury with teen angst set the stage for many of your regrets. I also look at this list and see that you are doing much to flip these regrets. This is a great convo for everyone to hear.

Thanks for sharing Britney!! I am still very uninterested in hand cycling even tho everyone makes it seem cool n fun… stretching is something i do twice a day but i do it the laziest way possible.

Incredible video. Awesome share!❤

So true, all of it

Love this, thanks. I can’t find an FES bike to try in my area, it’s frustrating!

Bad wheelchairs are a real bummer! Peeing accidents even with a Foley Catheter that becomes disconnected have caused me some memorable times. Although I am not paralyzed, Diabetes has caused a lot of problem with my legs and feet. Not having a good support system is my biggest problem. I really enjoy watching your can do attitude! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, so now I get why you swam the way you did on your Trip to Mexico video. So you basically “dog paddle” with your head above the water, rather than putting your head in the water. If you ever get to that point, I think you’ll get more enjoyment and confidence in it, as your legs will float up and you will move a lot quicker thru the water.

Have you looked at Tens unit and Pulse unit. They are not too expensive (check amazon) and are great for electrical stimulation. I'm not para but when I was younger and getting injured playing sports, my physio therapist would use those units to bring my muscles back from their injuries. I believe you can also rent them to try them out.

Based on the title...I'm not sure I'd go back in time BECAUSE, I don't really remember what it's like not living with a broken neck and I did some pretty neat things...like working at the zoo/getting my zookeeper internship and doing zookeeper stuff...my chemistry and animal science degree...my marriage (it didn't last, but I accomplished a goal to get my mama's boy ex away from his dangerous mother)....flipping over on your stomach is VERY important to keep hip flexors stretched out. It depends on if you are a complete injury or incomplete if you sweat or not. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME MOTIVATION TO LIVE AGAIN AFTER THIS SECOND SPINAL CORD INJURY.

Thank you for your video 🙏 I am a T4 para. PS- Love the chair you are sitting in! Looks super comfy…a particular brand??

Thank you so much for your videos. I’m an able bodied person and don’t routinely interact with people who are paralyzed and in a wheelchair. I typically feel awkward when I do encounter someone in a wheelchair because I don’t want to do or say anything to make THEM feel awkward or offended. Is this a subject you’ve ever addressed in your videos. Thank you for all you do and may God bless you abundantly.

Lucky for me my leg was just severed… not a para but I relate…

Hi from Australia Brittany. 🐨🦘

We all look back at our teen years and wish we were smarter. These sound like teen issues more than para specific issues. That was a really hard time in your life for this to happen. It's when you're trying most to figure out who you are as your body changes and you mature into adulthood. It would be a good video for you to do; how teen issues crosses paths with being a new para.

YOU are a AWESOME woman. You have a LOVELY disposition. May I ask 2 questions please? How and when did you become a paraplegic? Thank You. LOVE from 'OZ'. (Australia)

Great vid. I think I wish I knew what I know now back then, but it was all part of the process. I’d have gotten a new wheelchair, looked at my phone less, and last November I’d have taken profits on my crypto investments 😂

thank you for sharing, just curious what happened?, you're a true blessing to so many people.

I have all those regrets including not dating, even rejecting guys who liked me to have date.

Remember to Thumbs Up 👆

So I stumbled across your page a couple days ago and though I’m not in a wheelchair or paralyzed, I’m dealing with serious illnesses that sometimes you’re completely dismissed over. The Canadian medical system is so skewed and you need to 100% advocate for yourself with everything. I’ve gotten more and better results with holistic and naturopathic medicine than what a medical doctor has helped me with

You are amazing and beautiful

You can build a standing frame. Look up para life...Bryan made one and shows how he built it.

I've been in a wheelchair for a month, I've fracture my tibia on my Right leg. It was in 2015 , I had a great wond care nurse and besides my right leg be forever " little janki " it will never be 100% perfect. I self taught myself to transfer to chair to bed , chair to toilet. But you have it harder. IT must Kill your lower back.

Spinal cord injuries is a hard medical field since you cant experiment on people, but over the last 30 years they have made huge advancements. They have severed the spinal cord on mice and regrown them, again cant play with people. Christopher Reeves even regained some functions so its still unknown what the body can repair on its own. Long stories to get to this question. Have you looked into stem cells? I know there are still restrictions one what's allowed no matter the possibilities, but if they can ever get approval amazing things are being done in labs around the world. Have you considered traveling to other places where they are allowed to go deeper into what stem cells can do?

What do they call the Doctor who graduated first in their Medical School class and the one who graduated last in their class?.....................................DOCTOR!

Thank you for sharing everything! I think holistic medicine is helpful for many of your problems. A doctor of osteopathy would help you. They think outside the box 😁 Good luck. Do what you think is right.

#Youmatter.❣️✝️👍☕

Loll u have no idea where the heck 🤣 u r in the #s

I agree entirely with what you say about doctors, that’s why they work in a medical practice. Practice being the key word. 🌺🐨🦘