It has really been far too long since I wrote a new blog post. So much has happened, so many thoughts in my mind and conversations I have had with myself as I work my way through this thing called life. And, of course, I always want to share them with you. Why? I don't … Continue reading Life/Dating Update π
just keep pushing forward :P
When you had an amazing weekend but it's Monday and you gotta go back to reality. Today was rough... Today was a day I let fear overwhelm me. What am I doing? Can I handle it?? Am I really going to be okay? Can I really do this?? π£ But the answer is yes, … Continue reading just keep pushing forward π
All of my crying videos ;)
Letβs talk about depression...completely raw and uncensored I want to talk about depression for two reasons...one, because itβs not always what it appears to be...and I LOVVVVE to remind people that as happy as I can be and as many things as I do all of the time...I still fight it every single day. And … Continue reading All of my crying videos π
My Road Trip With Derek :)
I met Derek this past December when I went up to Canada for a Wheelchair Basketball Camp. Before I even really knew him, I could tell there was something special about him. Derek just stood out to me because he seemed so happy and chill and it was obvious that he just wanted to learn … Continue reading My Road Trip With Derek π
Good Stress
I am at the coffee shop working on my speech I am going to give to an Elementary School in my hometown tomorrow J And as I work on it I have had so many emotions going through my head (actually, while I prepare to work on it) π This morning I … Continue reading Good Stress
just some thoughts I had while driving
I remember when I used to think that βsomeday I will figure it all out and I will know how to just be happy.β I actually thought that it was something that I was doing wrong. I saw adults who seemed to have it all together. They seemed calm and in control and I admired … Continue reading just some thoughts I had while driving
September 2017-Struggling to Keep it together
Something to keep in mind...I have had depression for as long as I can remember...it has nothing to do with the fact that I am in a wheelchair. I think people too often assume that about me when the reality is that the wheelchair only made me stronger. This is what I want to share...just … Continue reading September 2017-Struggling to Keep it together
Maybe it’s the meds talking…

I am soooo bored! I don't know if it's the meds...but since I have had nothing to do all day but lay in bed and try and keep myself entertained I have thought a lot π haha and I have just gotta say that I am so incredibly thankful for everything I have been able … Continue reading Maybe it’s the meds talking…
Everything is a blessing in disguise (korny and mooshy…but that’s just me)
Everything is a blessing in disguise. Everything. I know that can be hard to hear for some, and you may want to not even begin to think that way. It may even make you angry to hear someone say that. But if you think about it...is that really how you want to live? If you … Continue reading Everything is a blessing in disguise (korny and mooshy…but that’s just me)
These past few weeks
These past few weeks have been so up and down. Everything in my life is up and down, there is no in-between. I have always been an all or nothing person...my counselor says that is a problem and that I really need to work on that lol. I just don't really know how to change … Continue reading These past few weeks
Something I started writing a few months ago and never finished because there are too many things I want to say at once.

December, 2016 These past few months have been extremely hard for me. After the Paralympics...I have really struggled. I had just spent the last 7 years of my life working towards this one goal of making it to the Paralympics. And I reached it. And now it's over. For seven years that was my life. … Continue reading Something I started writing a few months ago and never finished because there are too many things I want to say at once.
The many blessings of my new chair
November 20th, 2015 We beat Alabama this morning, 50-44 π ...and lost our second game, 69-44 to the Lady Milwaukee Bucks team. I didn't exactly play all that well...but tomorrow is a new day. We have two more games and I have two more opportunities to play better. But playing bad was all mental...because my … Continue reading The many blessings of my new chair
…I just wanted to be a little more honest and share a little more about my life…
August 26, 2014Β I am just making this short and sweet For as long as I can remember I have had pretty bad depression...that only seemed to get worse as more things continued to hurt me in my life I always struggled to believe in myself and thus had a hard time playing the sports … Continue reading …I just wanted to be a little more honest and share a little more about my life…
Understanding their misunderstandings ;)
June 29th, 2014 Soooo as my teammate and I were rushing off the plane and pushing our basketball chairs as fast as we could trying to catch an earlier bus back to campus this older guy stops walking, and after staring at me for a bit with this Debbie-downer kind of look on his face, … Continue reading Understanding their misunderstandings π
The only person you have in this world is yourself
May 25th, 2014 The only person that you have in this world is yourself. You have to be able to pick yourself up off the ground even when you feel like there is no way you could ever lift yourself up.Β You just have to hold your head up...remind yourself who you are...who you want … Continue reading The only person you have in this world is yourself
Just a Random Writing
January 1, 2014 Iβm staying at Chelseaβs on her couch tonightβ¦.I have decided to start writingβ¦I am just going to writeβ¦even if it doesnβt make any sense or even if it is meaningless. I am just going to write to help myself continue to work through my problems. I was told that writing can be … Continue reading Just a Random Writing
One of my favorite memories
December 30th, 2013 The Christmas Party with Kirsten. Today we had our annual Christmas party for kids with disabilities and their familiesβ¦we each got to choose a kid to buy a present for and I chose to buy one for a girl named Kirsten. I chose her because on her wish list it said that … Continue reading One of my favorite memories
My First Tattoo
May 17, 2013Β My first TattooΒ Β When I was in the nursing home after my accident, I had lost thirty pounds and felt like I was covered in scars and all around ruined as a person. I used to look down at my scar on my arm and tell myself that one day this is going … Continue reading My First Tattoo
2013 USA Wheelchair Basketball development team tryout invitation
March 5, 2013 Dear Β Megan, Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that your application to try out for the 2013 USA Womenβs National Team has been accepted! This letter serves as your official invitation to join us at the Lakeshore Foundation in Homewood, Alabama April 3-7, 2013. Just a few things to keep … Continue reading 2013 USA Wheelchair Basketball development team tryout invitation
My wheelchair is not what is holding me back
October 9th, 2012 Sometimes I get really confused. I think that maybe I am not doing enough. I wonder where I am going to be in the next five years. Am I holding back? I don't really go out that much. I don't talk on the phone that much. I don't really know what I … Continue reading My wheelchair is not what is holding me back
No idea what I am saying…
Monday, February 27th, 2012 3:28pm WOW life is weird. I think that things are really starting to come together. I am feeling more alive everyday. The wheelchair almost seems irrelevant to meβ¦ I have began to finally question why I am so hard on myself all of the time. It really is a little … Continue reading No idea what I am saying…
Climbing Mountains yo
July 10, 2010 If I could somehow remove myself from my body...I would then be set free. I mean, if I could somehow ignore the hardship and block out the pain...just ignore it. And think about the amazingness of it all...and appreciate myself and my successes. More so...if I could just believe in myself. It … Continue reading Climbing Mountains yo
Life Changing Moment
September 10th, 2008 Out of everything I went through- my life changing moment happened 2 months after the accident when I finally got to go home for one night, after the 4 weeks in the hospital, one month in the nursing home, and the night before my 3 Β½ weeks of rehab back at the … Continue reading Life Changing Moment