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First Responders with Disabilities
I am a Law Enforcement Officer. A “street cop”. I have disabilities. To the naked eye, you wouldn't know. I call them “hidden disabilities”. I was born with a couple, potentially related, congenital birth defects. One is Clubfoot. It's a lower limb neuromuscular...
Steven Peace – What A Wonderful Ride
When I was young, riding my bike 2-3 miles to a friend’s house to do homework or play a sport, I never would/could have dreamed this would be such an integral part of my life. Even more so, the bicycle/tricycle would become what I am known for as an athlete,...
Craig Vogtsberger – “I win each moment of each day!”
I didn’t know the path my life would take after being injured in the military in 2001. Life became depressing and pointless when my list of injuries and disabilities continued to grow, including a head injury, incomplete spinal cord injury, partial paralysis, drop...
Jamie Whitmore – The Big “C”
I remember I had been searching for answers for months on what was causing my left hamstring pain. I went to specialist after specialist, hospital after hospital and all I kept getting was misdiagnosis after misdiagnosis. The pain was getting worse and I...
Lisa Victorius – Boston or Bust!
Following her debilitating injury in college which led to foot drop, Lisa shares her latest comeback story. Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - I had just finished a pool workout and was running 800m repeats with hurdles to practice for the steeplechase (a track race that...
Darren Smith – My Journey Through XTERRA as a Para-Triathlete
I've always loved mountain biking. Since I got my first bike in 1988, a Diamondback Ascent (rigid fork, no suspension), I fell in love with riding on trails Looking back, that was the wrong bike to be doing what I did with it, but there wasn't anything else...
Alli’s Journey: A Sister’s Tribute
Anesa Hughes wanted to share this story with our Get Back UP Today community. It’s about her twin sister, Alli, whom she recently asked to be her maid of honor due to their strong bond and inseparable love. Read on to learn of Anesa’s fiancé’s additional surprise!...
What’s Up, TeamUP? : Steven Peace Checks In
The following is a recent update from TeamUP Co-Captain Steven Peace, who has been a long-term advocate for people living with mobility challenges. When a severe stroke unexpectedly derailed his career in the US Navy, Steven found that competitive cycling was a key...
“Master of my Fate”: Jacopo Parizzi’s Story
I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. I was a “normal” young Italian boy like every other young Italian boy: in love with soccer, pasta and holidays at seaside. I was, until the age of 8. I still remember the feelings; my feet were weaker than...
Raising a Son with a Rare Disease: The Clayton Journey
The following is a blog post written by Darla Clayton, the mother of TeamUP Co-Captain Trent Clayton. Both she and Trent have CCM, or Cerebral Cavernous Malformations, which is a rare genetic disease that causes brain and spinal tumors. Recently they took part in a...