This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Lucio who is in an Adaptive Athlete, motivational speaker, and founder of the Anpassa Project. Adam has been on an amazing journey from being injured in a car accident at 5 months old to the inspirational man he is today. Also Jerimie and Brandon talk about our first sponsor South Bay Raw, circuit training for people with spinal cord injuries, and Juneteenth.

We're Back!!! We took a brief break but are back with an amazing episode!! Dr. Kobi Koffler joins us for an interview about 3-D printed scaffolding and neural stem cells that his team at the University of California San Diego are using to fix spinal cord injuries in rats with great success. Dr. Koffler gives us a great description of the way that 3-D printing is opening up new pathways for SCI research. Then Jerimie and Brandon talk discuss the state of our country, coronavirus, and Coolio.

This week we discuss Elon Musk's bombshell on the Joe Rogan podcast about his company, Neuralink, and how it can restore functionality to quadriplegics. Then we talk about surviving the pandemic, social distancing, and what kind of media we've been ingesting.

This week we were lucky enough to speak with Dr. Matt Angove, a naturopathic doctor, about dealing with stress, beneficial supplements, and what foods we should be eating during the coronavirus pandemic. Then we talk about friend of the show, Dr. Lonnie Shea from the University of Michigan and the advancement in his studies.

This week on the Surviving Paralysis Podcast we interviewed an old friend, Mike Wilkinson, who is an ER Charge Nurse to talk about the stress that front-line workers are going through, when to come to the hospital, and what symptoms to look out for. We also give a quick salute to Fern and Paul from the movie Any One of Us for being nominated for 2 Sports Emmys!!

This week we have the opportunity to speak with Marcela Maranon who is an Accessibility Advocate, Humanitarian, Entrepreneur, and World Traveler. We discuss her being the first Latina woman with a disability to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, her Peruvian heritage and visiting Machu Picchu, advice for disabled travelers, and her charitable contributions to the countries she visits.

This week we have an interview with Eric Howk, guitar player for world-renowned band Portugal. The Man, we discuss being the first musician with a spinal cord injury to win a Grammy, what he's learned being a traveling musician with an SCI, and playing Bumbershoot four months after his injury. Then Jerimie and Brandon talk about being at Ground Zero the coronavirus and a new Netflix documentary series that is heartbreaking.

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This week we were lucky enough to speak with Jessica Tawil about her injury, the courage she shows getting her story out there, and being a pre–med student. Also, Jerimie and Brandon talk about a new joint study between China and Wake Forest University focusing on combining stem cells with growth factor and pinpointing its delivery to help treat spinal cord injuries. Please subscribe, rate, and review!!!

This week we discuss two exciting new studies, one out of UCSD working on a less invasive way of injecting stem cells after spinal cord injury and another study out of Edmonton Alberta Canada that is working on a new form of epidural stimulation that would be inserted into the spinal cord as opposed to on the surface. Enjoy the podcast and don't forget to subscribe and rate/review.

Epidural Stimulation Study:

https://discoverairdrie.com/local/researchers-hoping-to-clinically-test-micro-implant-for-spinal-cord-injuries

We had the pleasure of speaking with Texas Rangers RP James Jones about what he does to keep his body in pristine shape, when he was doing in his early playing days that didn't work, and some of the supplements/technologies he's implementing into his life now to truly become a holistic player. We spoke about Beimel Elite Athletics, Kaqun, the Magical products he's using, Dr. Zach Bush and his products, and trying to combine all of those into gaining velocity on his pitches. Follow James and his journey on Instagram @jamesjones_99