Quadriplegic Lovers Relationship Troubles

In the beginning everybody was against us. I love him so much but admit adjusting to this lifestyle has been really hard. I gave alot to maintain my relationship with my fiance being a quadriplegic and we’ve had our ups and downs. It was love at first sight! He has always been in good spirits. He has accepted himself and his new life style. Which I admire so…

Secret Wheelchair Thoughts

Life in a wheelchair raises deep heartfelt emotional thoughts and feelings usually kept very secretive. Discover these deep dark secrets and share in the intimate emotional world of wheelchair users, their lovers and those coming to terms with a disability like spinal cord injury. This pictorial of courageous raw wheelchair emotion quotes is inspiring and heart breaking feelings. Expressions from the heart…

The Waterdance Wheelchair Movie

Winner of the Audience Award and the Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992 The Waterdance is a film about coming to terms with paralysis and wheelchair life. Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to cope with his new found disability and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as…

Partial Spinal Cord Injury And Syndromes

11.5 Following primary and secondary hospital examinations a spinal cord injury is often diagnosed as a type of syndrome and a prognosis of long term expected outcomes is given. It’s important to remember spinal cord injury is about people’s lives not expectation. A full life is lived when you make the most of what you have got, not what you have lost…

  • ILS acquires Professional Assistance for Living January 31, 2024
    Independent Living Specialists (ILS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Professional Assistance for Living (PAL) from 1 February 2024. This acquisition will combine our capabilities, resources, and expertise to deliver a more comprehensive range of products and services to South Australians living with a disability. Founded in 2013, PAL is a specialist paediatric equipment […]
  • ILS Holiday Closure Notice December 19, 2023
    Please see the below holiday opening and closing times of our showrooms: Showrooms Closure date Reopen NSW/ACT Auburn showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Ballina showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Bankstown showroom 24th Dec – 7th Jan 8th Jan Batemans Bay showroom Only public holidays Bathurst showroom 24th Dec – […]
  • Developing New Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury October 25, 2023
    Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a molecular “scaffold” capable of enhancing electrical activity and growth in neurons, which may prove useful in treating spinal cord injuries, according to recent results published in ACS Nano. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, 17,730 new spinal cord injuries are diagnosed each year, and an estimated… […]
  • Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement October 19, 2023
    Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, highlight the importance of comprehensive preoperative counseling and risk assessment for patients who use wheelchairs. “The implications of this research are far-reaching, as… […]