It's been some time since my last blog and I wanted to keep everyone up to date on the adventures. The summer had many ups and downs, but that is always part of being an athlete in addition to dealing with the balance of a systemic disease. The one thing through this whole journey is all these challenges help me learn more about who I am. This past year has brought me improved range of motion and more work that I have to do to sustain a healthy mind and body. I am continu

I wanted to first and foremost thank you all for the encouragement and support you have all shown me over the past 8 months. Without the support of all of you, my prosthetics office, Prosthetic Orthotic Solutions International, Challenged Athletes Foundation, Jelly Bean, The Columbiettes, Italian American Police Society, friends, and so many others, I would not have been able to continue this quest to better myself mentally and physically and prepare for US Paracanoe Team T

A few days after US National Canoe Kayak Sprint Championships, I had organized a SportsAbility Day. This day allows disabled veterans, and other community members ranging from spinal cord injury, amputations, to blindness to participate in adaptive sports. It was a great day, and I wanted to share this with you all. On Saturday, August 8th, Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN), North East Chapter and the Camden County Board of Freeholders held their debut SportsAbility