Rolling Through Life

Rolling Through Life

By Dan and Jim RyanHealth & FitnessKids & Family
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Rolling Through Life episodes

  • The Wife and Caregiver That Got Him There

    In this extra special, extra long episode, Dan is joined by Jim's wife Isabelle who tells the story of the accident from her perspective, discusses what life as a wife and caregiver is like before a discussion of mental health.

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    SHOWNOTES:

    Life is a Beach - Story by Isabelle

    Jim at Dan's Wing's ceremony

    Jim at Joe's Graduation 

    Jim in the pool

    Jim out Paddle Boarding

    Learning Independence - Story by Jim

    When the Body say No - By Gabor Mate

    What it looks like to collapse from mental stress and exhaustion

    1 hr 25 min
  • I'm Sure Glad This Is Temporary

    Dan and Jim struggle through an in person recording while talking about going sturgeon fishing and getting through the bad days

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    SHOW NOTES:

    Jim out Fishing with Rick Hansen and Chris Hadfield

    Rick Hansen Busting Barriers Campaign

    Video of Jim being winched out of the boat

    BC Sport Fishing – Ask for Tony!

    Facebook post talking about the bad days

    SOCIAL MEDIA:

    Jim Ryan Rolling Through Life on Facebook

    Jim Ryan on YouTube

    My Quadrilpegic Life 

    Jim on Twitter

    Dan on Twitter

    31 min
  • A Lot of My Life Is Waiting for the Rain to End

    Jim and Dan catch up after a long break and talk about the importance of social interaction

     

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    Working with Chilliwack Firefighters 

    Article on the Special Olympics in Chilliwack

    Renovations in the kitchen

    Exercise Dynamic Manta in Sicily, Italy

    The Great Canadian Roadtrip Map

    Dan’s latest blog post

     

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    43 min
  • Four Hundred Units of Botox

    Jim discusses his beauty care treatments, and celebrates his one year anniversary of living at home.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    Jim's 1 year anniversary of living at home

    Meet Nils, Jim's Au Pair from Germany

    Jim's ramp into his home

    An explanation of Jim's breathing marathons

    Jim standing up under his own power

     

    SOCIAL MEDIA:

    Jim Ryan Rolling Through Life on Facebook

    My Quadriplegic Life Website

    Jim's Youtube Channel

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    42 min
  • Saying Thank You for Saving My Life

    In this episode Jim and Dan record from a tropical vacation destination, and discuss what it's like to visit the scene of an accident and thank the people who saved your life.

     

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    SHOW NOTES:

    It's Like Moving a Small Army of One - Rolling Through Life Ep.2

    How Jim first told his story of the accident

    "Life is a Beach" - Isabelle's story of the accident

    Big Beach and Baby Beach in Maui

    Sign warning of the dangers of waves

    Lifeguards who saved Jim - taken by a friend shortly after the accident

    Meeting the Lifeguards in Maui

     

    SOCIAL MEDIA:

    My Quadriplegic Life

    Jim's YouTube Channel

    Jim's Facebook Page

    Dan's Instagram

    25 min
  • It’s Like Moving a Small Army of One

    In this episode paddleboarding follow up is discussed, and then Jim and Dan discuss travelling as a quadriplegic

    SHOW NOTES:

    Pictures of Jim paddleboarding

    Jim swimming in the pool

    Photos from the eclipse roadtrip

    Solar Eclipse Roadtrip Video

    Jim's Hoyer Lift

    Jim's Van

    Aviation Eagle Lift for loading Jim onto an airplane

    Jim's video on how he uses a computer

    Jim's video on how he drives his wheelchair

     

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    Jim's website

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    Dan's YouTube

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    23 min
  • A Paddleboarding Quadriplegic

    In this first ever episode Jim wants to go paddle boarding, and Dan has questions.

    The Beach Story - Jim's accident

    Pure Life Paddleboards

    Shaw Shank Redemption Quote

    Jim's Youtube Channel

    Jim's Facebook

    My Quadriplegic Life

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    17 min

About Rolling Through Life

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A show where a quadriplegic father, (Jim), and his son, (Dan), discuss life as a quadriplegic and share insight into the trials and tribulations following a life changing injury.