#rgcv

"BREAK (prod. Daniel Hex)" by O B I A L I

day 94 : officially done with rehab at @craighospital... . they said we could start talking about walking and getting fit for braces at my 6-month re-evaluation and i'm leaving the hospital standing, walking, and trying to beat my mortal enemy right now - gravity. . thank you @craighospital for sprinkling magic fairy dust on me (and also, you know, having world-class nurses, therapists, and doctors) and helping turn my broken man body to a fixed man. . don't know if "excited" is the term for how i feel right now. this hospital was a cushy bubble of accessibility, support, and peers. now i'm heading to the real world, leaving one of the most accesible cities in the country, and going to a place where i don't know a single person in a wheelchair, much less a spinal cord injury. . thank goodness i will be surrounded by the most loving group of co-workers and friends. i was officially discharged last thursday, but due to surprising @addyhaleyeah at her wedding this past weekend in south carolina (seriously, you thought i'd miss it?!) we had to keep it hush hush. . now that we're out (and back in the glorious state of colorado) we're hanging out for a day or two and then commencing our #rgcv - rehabilitation graduation celebration vacation. say that three times fast. how often do you get to do a cross-country road trip as an adult? we plan on taking full advantage and finding every oddity and hidden gem on the road back. . . . #headbandsandhightops #spinalcordinjury #extrarepsfortrish #trishstrong #wheelchairlife (at Denver, Colorado)

day 96 : #rgcv day 2 - when waking up in santa fe new mexico, immediately start playing "santa fe" from newsies. . also, spend 4+ hours in the weirdest, coolest, trippiest art installation you could ever imagine. oh, your top floor isn't wheelchair accessible? here, let me show you how it is for me. thanks for the 30% discount tho ✌🏽 . new mexico has not disappointed! next stop : truth or consequences. because why would you not stop at a place called truth or consequences. . . . #roadtrip #headbandsandhightops #spinalcordinjury #extrarepsfortrish #trishstrong #wheelchairlife (at New Mexico)

day 95 : #rgcv day 1 - packed up the prius nice and pretty and set off for our great adventure. . we explored colorado outside of denver, including the garden of the gods where i, naturally, fell out of my wheelchair for the first time..wait for it....trying to be more of a badass than i am (no harm done other than my pride). when am i going to learn 🤦🏽‍♀️ . i said see you later to my favorite mountains and cried lots of tears because, let's be real, i still can't believe that i'm semi-paralyzed and not able to get around without a wheelchair. . we crossed state lines into new mexico, a state i haven't been too impressed with in the past, but am convinced can change my mind. . pretty decent wednesday in my books. hope yours was a good day too! 😸 . . . #headbandsandhightops #spinalcordinjury #extrarepsfortrish #trishstrong #wheelchairlife