John Yoak was born in 1928 to a large, poor, coal miner’s family just one
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THE BOY IN THE WAGON: They Said I Would Never Walk Again
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John Yoak was born in 1928 to a large, poor, coal miner’s family just one
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Disabled Magazine
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“When you grow up in a world that doesn’t see you or welcome you
Strength. Courage. Perseverance. – Tricia Downing
Disabled Magazine
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At thirty-one, Tricia Downing was in the best shape of her life. In the summer
AWESOMELY EMMA – When Charley Met Emma
Disabled Magazine
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REVIEW I have pages of long lists of books I need to read but rarely
Unbreakable Mind: Channeling your Survival Instincts after Catastrophic Injury
Roxana D.
2:53 PM
Steven Quigley, by age eight, was already an entrepreneur with his first business. He has
ONE STEP AT A TIME BY BRIAN PEAHUFF
Disabled Magazine
3:33 PM
After a car accident left him paralyzed at the age of eighteen, Brian Peahuff thought
THE BOY IN THE WAGON: They Said I Would Never Walk Again
Roxana D.
7:32 AM
John Yoak was born in 1928 to a large, poor, coal miner’s family just one
SITTING PRETTY REVIEW by KAM REDLAWSK
Disabled Magazine
11:52 AM
“When you grow up in a world that doesn’t see you or welcome you
Strength. Courage. Perseverance. – Tricia Downing
Disabled Magazine
11:50 AM
At thirty-one, Tricia Downing was in the best shape of her life. In the summer
AWESOMELY EMMA – When Charley Met Emma
Disabled Magazine
8:51 AM
REVIEW I have pages of long lists of books I need to read but rarely
Unbreakable Mind: Channeling your Survival Instincts after Catastrophic Injury
Roxana D.
2:53 PM
Steven Quigley, by age eight, was already an entrepreneur with his first business. He has
ONE STEP AT A TIME BY BRIAN PEAHUFF
Disabled Magazine
3:33 PM
After a car accident left him paralyzed at the age of eighteen, Brian Peahuff thought
