#181 - A Conversation with WAGS of SCI

 Elena Pauly and Brooke Pagé, both caregivers to partners with recent Spinal Cord Injuries, felt the deep isolation that comes with their role. Their connection on Instagram, fueled by their close proximity in Vancouver, became a lifeline. In November of that year, they birthed WAGS of SCI on Instagram, a community that not only hosted local caregiver events but also united "inter-abled" women - wives, partners, and girlfriends of those living with SCI. Together, they provide unwavering support for the unique challenges that come with loving someone with a spinal cord injury. Elena and Brooke tirelessly advocate and reach out, with long-term dreams of establishing a non-profit to support inter-abled relationships, boosting mental, emotional, and physical well-being awareness, and funding special trips for deserving couples.

Join Louise in an eye opening conversation with two very special advocates for those who are injured, but specifically for their caretakers and loved ones. Be reminded How deep emotions promote change and hear about the advocacy work of caregiver pay.

To learn more about WAGS and their work:

https://wagsofsci.com/

Blink of an Eye is created by Louise Phipps Senft and co-produced, mixed and edited by Mike Serman. Theme music for the story is by Victoria Vox. Theme music for the Trauma.Healing.Learning and Dear Louise is by Ian Kelosky.

Blink of an Eye Podcast is sponsored by the Blink of an Eye Non Profit: a non-profit created as an essential national resource for Spinal Cord Injured families and medical teams in the first days and weeks of SCI crisis when life turns upside down and few medical teams have SCI expertise. Blink of an Eye non profit provides transformative intervention to change the Spinal Cord Injury experience for families and medical teams into an Extraordinary Experience despite the devastation by providing a national team of SCI specialized doctors for expert opinions in the Golden Hours of SCI injury, a Multidisciplinary Family Navigation & Support Team for SCI families lead by SCI families which travels to be bedside and available thereafter 24/7 for the first 30 days of crisis, and a National Digital Resource Library of essential SCI information and trauma informed responses for the first hours and days after injury--what you need to know/say/do specialized for SCI families, friends and medical staff. Blink of an Eye also offers a Registry of Medically Unexpected SCI Recoveries. To find out more, visit www.blinkofaneye.org.

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Music in this episode is:

Light The Way by Ian Kelosky

https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519

License: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1519

Summer by Serman

Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/66YBKqgJHiY8DchDScDNjv?si=H1Lq13QdQ8--RI2-JyuKnw

Lullaby In The Sky by Reel Life

Link: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12744

License: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12744

Acoustic Pop Folk by: Igor Shcheglov

Link: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/88458339-acoustic-pop-folk

License: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/88458339-acoustic-pop-folk

Dream Guitar by Frank Schroeter

https://filmmusic.io/song/7759-dream-guitar

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethereal Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6292-ethereal-meditative-piano

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Horizon Flare by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4837-horizon-flare

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Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation

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Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share

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Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude

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