Wheel Stories

Jeff Townsend joins Wheel Stories for episode 11. Jeff goes by many different title including dad, husband, teacher, athlete, and coach. Jeff is currently a lecturer at Clemson University and coach of the Roger C. Peace Rollin' Tigers, a junior wheelchair basketball team. Jeff shares his passion for adaptive sports and his desire to empower the next generation of adaptive athletes on and off the court.

Townsend has more than twenty five years of experience in adapted sport and recreation. During the past two decades he has had the opportunity to travel all over the United States and the World playing and coaching younger players, including camps in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Spain, Mexico, Australia, and El Salvador. He also played wheelchair basketball professionally in Australia (2004) and Spain (2009).

Jeff's Wheelchair: PER4MAX

Making Jeff's Life Easier: Toyota Tundra

Rollin' Tigers: https://www.facebook.com/RogerCPeaceRollinTigers/

Clemson University Adaptive Sports: https://www.facebook.com/CUAdaptiveSports/

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

It's two weeks until Christmas, and we're chatting about my favorite gift ideas. Listen in, and you'll even get a pep talk to start 2020 out strong. Here's a hint: it's okay to be bad at something.

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Instagram and Facebook

Brock Johnson joins Wheel Stories for episode 9. Brock is a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident. Following his injury, Brock was determined to get back to his first love, surfing. Brock's love and determination helped to create the Adaptive Surf Project and brought Wheel to Surf to Myrtle Beach, SC. Today, Brock is a competitive adaptive surfer and loves finding ways to get the differently-abled moving and back in the water.

Brock's Wheelchair: TiLite / https://permobilus.com/products/tilite-manual-wheelchairs-smartdrive-power-assist/tilite/

Making Brock's Life Easier: SmartDrive / https://permobilus.com/products/tilite-manual-wheelchairs-smartdrive-power-assist/

Accessible Van / https://www.amsvans.com/

Connect with Brock: Instagram @wheeltosurf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brock.johnson.9822

Coastal Adaptive Sports: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoastalAdaptiveSports/

Adaptive Surf Project: https://www.facebook.com/Adaptivesurfproject/

https://adaptivesurfproject.com/

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

Sponsor: http://www.getsaltybritches.com / WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout for 20% off your order

Mike Jezdimir joins Wheel Stories for episode 8. Mike was diagnosed with transverse myelitis in 1967. He has spent the last 50 years in and out of a wheelchair, but Mike never let his disability stop him from the living the life he wanted. Mike is a graduate of Western Michigan University. He and his wife Louann raised two sons and enjoy playing with their four grandchildren. In 2013, Mike and Louann started the Mike L. Jezdimir Foundation to promote awareness and raise funds for the research of transverse myelitis.

Mike's Wheelchair: https://www.hoveround.com/

Making Mike's Life Easier: Amazon Echo Dot

Connect with Mike: Instagram @mjezdimir / Facebook @mljtransversemyelitisfoundation / YouTube Mike Jezdimir

Mike L. Jezdimir Foundation: https://www.mikestransversemyelitis.com/

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

Sponsor: http://www.getsaltybritches.com / WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout for 20% off your order

Aaron Wheelz Fotheringham joins Wheel Stories for episode 7. Aaron is an extreme athlete who has changed how the world views wheelchairs. Aaron does outrageous stunts and incredible flips off mega ramps as part of the action sports tour Nitro Circus. Aaron is also the inspiration behind the Wheelie Chair by Hot Wheels. More than anything else, Aaron wants to make the wheelchair cool for the next generation.

Aaron's Wheelchair: WCMX Chair / https://www.boxwheelchairs.com/

Making Aaron's Life Easier: https://www.fcausdriveability.com/

Connect with Aaron: Instagram @aaronwheelz / Facebook @aaronwheelz

Aaron's Website: https://www.aaronfotheringham.com/

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

Follow Abby: Instagram @fightlikewyatt / Facebook @wyattsfightagainsttm

Sponsor: http://www.getsaltybritches.com / WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout for 20% off your order

Amberley Snyder joins Wheel Stories for episode 6. Amberley was a champion barrel racer when a 2010 car accident left her paralyzed. Amberley refused to let her injury keep her out of the saddle. She returned to rodeo and was selected as the 2015 fan exemption choice for The American, the world's richest one-day rodeo. Her story became the basis of the Netflix movie "Walk. Ride. Rode." Amberley is also a sought-after speaker who travels across the United States sharing her inspiring story.

Amberley's Wheelchair: https://permobilus.com/products/tilite-manual-wheelchairs-smartdrive-power-assist/tilite/

Making Amberley's Life Easier: Adaptive Cabinets with Pull-Down Shelving

Connect with Amberley: Instagram @amberleysnyder / Facebook @amberleylanasnyder

Amberley's Website: http://www.amberleysnyder.org

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

Sponsor: http://www.getsaltybritches.com / WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout for 20% off your order

Today's guest is Cody Unser. Cody became paralyzed by transverse myelitis when she was just 12. Today, she values her wheels more than high heels. Cody is a bold advocate for the disability community and founder of the Cody Unser First Step Foundation. She is a certified PADI Advanced Scuba Diver and was inducted into the Women's Divers Hall of Fame. Cody's story will challenge us to break the barriers we set on our own lives.

Cody's Wheelchair: Quickie / Favorite Product: Grabber

Connect with Cody: Instagram @codyfirststep / Facebook @codysfirststep

Connect with Wheel Stories: @wheelstoriespodcast on Facebook & Instagram

Today's guest is Eric LeGrand. Eric is a former Rutgers football star who was paralyzed while making a tackle in a game on October 16, 2010 at MetLife Stadium. Eric battled a grim prognosis with strength and determination to defy expectations of his recovery. Eric was the recipient the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2012 ESPY Awards. Eric has become a leading advocate for the spinal cord injury community. Eric launched Team LeGrand in 2013 as a fundraising arm for the Christopher & Dana Reeve foundation and has raised over 1 million dollars.

Connect with Eric: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Service that Make Life Easier: Bayada Home Health

Eric's Wheelchair: Permobil F5

Connect with Wheel Stories: Facebook / Instagram

Today's guest is Mike Hudson. Mike, a former active duty Marine and police officer, is an avid outdoorsman and all-around great guy. After a diving accident left him a quadriplegic, Mike was determined to get back to living, and living meant being outdoors. Mike is the founder of ROAR Outdoors, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that exist to empower the disabled to utilize their God-given talents and abilities in outdoor settings.

Mike's Wheelchair: Quantum iLevel

Connect with Mike and ROAR: Facebook / ROAR Outdoors

Connect with Wheel Stories: Facebook / Instagram

My guest for Wheel Stories episode 2 is Wyatt Banks. Wyatt will undoubtably be the cutest guest to appear on the podcast. Wyatt is a wild seven-year-old paraplegic who loves wheelchair basketball ball and making his mom laugh. He is the heart behind this podcast.

Abby's Book:

Love Him Anyway

Wyatt's Wheelchair:

TiLite Pilot

Making Life Easier:

The Simplified Planner

Follow Abby and Wyatt:

Facebook /Instagram

Connect with Wheel Stories:

Facebook / Instagram

Sponsor:

Salty Britches / Use code WHEELSTORIES20 at checkout