To fail, to win? Are you afraid to fail? If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll most likely say yes (even if you don’t say it out loud). It’s perfectly normal to be afraid to fail because from very early on a deep fear to fail is instilled in us. The focus from a very young [...]
-Started of the year by being featured on the cover of one of the greatest technology magazines in the world, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, standing in exoskeleton, Ekso. -Invited to appear on The Doctors TV show. -Featured in the world famous magazine, Fast Company, with Ekso. -Invited to appear a second time on the renowned [...]
Are YOU ready for the New Year? Ready or not, here it comes! 2013 is practically HERE, and even if you don’t feel ready, you can prepare for it, get ready for 2013 by doing the following: 1. Think of everything you accomplished this 2012 and be proud of yourself! 2. Even if there were [...]
Highlights of my First day again in Rome: -Meeting Fabrizio Bartoccioni, Founder of Vertical Fondazione and Modelle & Rotelle! I’ve been communicating with Fabrizio for months now, skyping at crazy times of the day and trying to communicate as he does not speak much English or Spanish and I do not speak any Italian… Finally [...]
My journey to traveling around the world started years ago. It all started when I was in my early teens, as I envisioned myself traveling around the world, especially to Europe after high school. I worked very hard, saved my money, and after a couple years after graduating from high school, I was able to [...]
Embrace You Project Know, Accept, and Embrace Yourself More about the project: It is dedicated to help women accept, and embrace who they are. The journey of this project began at the end of 2010 as I started thinking of ways to encourage many women to further than just “accepting” their situation, embrace it. Knowing [...]
More than “Walking” Life-Changing Moment If all of a sudden your ability to walk naturally and independently was abruptly stripped away from you, and that is all you knew, do you think you would want to walk again? Most people would say, “YES” without any hesitation. Why would a person not want to walk again, [...]
I will soon come back and share more in detail all of the exciting things that have been happening in the last few weeks! March was a BIG month for me, and I want to share all of this with you! The successes, challenges, fun and educating experiences, all of it! March taught me so [...]
I am thrilled to share with you that next month I am starting the first Young Women’s SCI Support Group at the respectable hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, one of the leading SCI rehabilitation hospitals in the nation. Together with Stephanie Sablan, a 24-year-old recently injured beautiful lady with a huge heart and [...]
