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Craig Vogtsberger – “I win each moment of each day!”

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”

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 still...
Alli’s Journey: A Sister’s Tribute

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! My...
“Master of my Fate”: Jacopo Parizzi’s Story

“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

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...
“My Miracle Boy”: The Story of Tasha & Zak

“My Miracle Boy”: The Story of Tasha & Zak

After years of infertility I was elated to finally become pregnant naturally, and I breezed through my pregnancy without a single complication. I utterly glowed and loved every second of carrying Zak, my miracle baby, to term. Unfortunately, labour and delivery are...