The Astronaut on Earth

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Where the Journey Began

A traumatic accident changed my life, setting me on a path of recovery, self-discovery, and growth

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“There is no going back to once was, I can only keep moving forward”

  • The Astronaut On Earth

    The reasons why I call myself an Astronaut On Earth, it turns out, have been growing as I have been learning more about astronauts, space, neuroscience, kinesiology, and continuing my rehabilitation from my Spinal Cord… Read more

  • “Innerdependence”

    Feb 12th Innerdependence – I love that this has the squiggles underneath! This is insane! THATS the word I was looking for! The idea of being able to THINK and do things on your own!!!… Read more

  • Procedure List

    So, This is kinda a doozy too. I am not sure if anyone had a chance to read my injury list, but this one is also alot to take in. If you are one of… Read more

  • Injury List

    So, what you’re about to read took me a couple of weeks after my accident for me to finally get a brief list from my doctors. It was surreal, lying in the hospital, waking up… Read more

  • February 9th 2024 – Heavy Bag

    Feb 9th Woke up early this morning cuz I had to pee! So that’s good that the sensations are coming back! I really gotta tune in and listen! It’s about 9:30am, and usually this is… Read more

  • February 8th 2024 – Push-Up Competition!

    Feb 8th Walked for 25min on the treadmill today at therapy with the therapist! That was super cool cuz I really wanted to keep going! Getting more cardio is what I wanna do! How can… Read more

  • February 7th 2024 – Watch Validation

    Feb 7th IM ACTIVATING MY MUSCLES IN MY LEGS And the watch was able to see it too!! This was insane!!! Also, i definitely forced it so hard that I peed my pants! So like,… Read more

  • February 6th 2024 – Two-a-days

    Feb 6th Well, I’m sitting here, in my KAFO’s and had just got done doing some standing exercises for the first time in the afternoon after therapy! Two a days, here we come! It’s really… Read more

  • February 5th 2024 -Vanguard

    Feb 5th So, it was a fun day today. I actually got out and did some visiting with friends! And I *pretty much pushed myself down to Vanguard! Except Evan was definitely there with me… Read more

  • February 4th 2024 – Morning Noise

    Feb 4th MY LEGS ARE FEELING SO MUCH!! They are sooooooo tight, and I’m legitimately feeling them, throughout my entire leg! My abs are tight, my glutes are sore, my quads and hamstrings are super… Read more

  • February 2nd 2024 – Wheelie Bars

    I ditched the wheelie bars, and the armrests today! I wasn’t sure what to be expecting when I took the armrests out! at first it made me feel pretty wobbly, I don’t have a ton… Read more

  • Jan 7th – Jan 13th 2024: Unpleasant Feelings; Expectations vs Reality

    Jan 10th Goodness it’s been a few days! I just sent a letter to a Doctor about getting his mental training routine! Also got a theragun and have been loving to use it not only… Read more

  • Dec 31st – Jan 6th 2024: Thoughts and Therapists

    Dec 31st Leukocyte esterase. This is fun to have to learn all this new terms of signs that your body has an infection…. So many new problems I have to deal with in my everyday… Read more

  • Dec 24th – Dec 30th 2023: Another Christmas, Another UTI…

    Dec 24th What’s crazy is going to church and seeing my mother. Seeing her hands, and thinking about what they signify. Like, I teared up just now just thinking about them. People go on a… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Joe! I am currently working on getting back on my feet, and living life after a pretty wild accident. Through this blog, I aim to share my insights, and experiences. Join me on this journey as we explore the world of relearning and navigating the world outside.

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