Annika Olson | Rodeo
October 14, 2024
“Thats Me?” The Journey Begins “That’s me?” A look of confusion. A collection of images and videos from the past few months is on the laptop screen. An earlier photo […]
Lotus Friedman | Bloom
October 13, 2024
Discovering Inner Strength If you were to ask Lotus Friedman where she wants to go to college, without a moment’s hesitation she would say “Santa Monica College,” and likely punctuate […]
Lynn Wolf | In Vibrant Colors
October 12, 2024
A Life Redefined by Injury The polymer is a chain of large molecules constantly in flux, moving around, repelling, attracting, and ultimately being able to come together and create new […]
Cheyne Clark | From Clouds and Cliffs
October 11, 2024
A Life Changing Incident “It’s not even exhilaration, just a different state of mind. Being in control while on the edge of life and death is immensely empowering.” It was […]
Ray Skoglund | Station
October 9, 2024
A Life Marked by Service and Dedication It started as a simple idea. He’d get introduced to a local fire chief. He was eager, ready. By the time he left […]
Ty Vuong | His Take
October 8, 2024
Who are you? “I’m Ty Vuong, and am an adjunct professor at the University of South Dakota, teaching undergraduate psychology. I’m a motorcycle safety instructor, which was funny considering my […]
Dr. Dipika Aggarwal | Survivor
October 7, 2024
Photos provided courtesy of the American Heart Association and Dr. Dipika Aggarwal It’s something I often wonder with the stories I work on. How? Specifically, how does a body, mind, […]
Ricky Reeves | Not Defined By Definition
July 9, 2024
Eye, focused. A red mushroom set against a background of green, purple, and blue. Like tie-dye. For this session, all it needs is a touchup. A series of white dots […]
Casey Evanoff | Atonal Password
April 29, 2024
He’s been practicing for weeks on the methodology in the Adaptive Sports Lab–the exact order to put his helmet and harness on, to prepare for the transfer up and out […]
Andersen Smith’s Journey: From Brain Injury to Purposeful Work
March 1, 2024
The driver picks him up and takes him down the hill. It’s a good day, like many others have been. Once down on QLI’s rehabilitation campus, Andersen Smith heads to […]