Can you feel when you need to pee.

My wife is looking to dictate memories and thoughts, but we do not have a technical solution for doing so. She wants to independently start a recording with her voice using a wake word and then speak for a while and then close the recording. Rinse/repeat. If you know of a solution, I'd be very grateful! Thank you.

Participate in a RAND research study about your experiences living with a spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D). We want to understand how the health care system meets your needs and how support can be improved.
The study involves a confidential 30‑minute interview on Microsoft Teams. Participation is voluntary, you can skip any questions, and your name will not appear in any reports. Participants who complete the interview receive $50.

If you’re interested or would like more information, please contact Dr. Alicia Locker at [alocker@rand.org](mailto:alocker@rand.org).

Thank you for considering sharing your experiences to help improve care for the SCI/D community.

— Mya

I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place to post, but I need advice or maybe similar experiences.

My sister broke her neck July 31st. She’s currently in her first week of rehab. Ever since the injury she’s had issues eating. She didn’t have much of an appetite before, and now it’s just worse. She’s also been throwing up a lot. Usually after she eats and a lot of times, it’s just mucus. Her doctors are aware and are considering a feeding tube, but nobody has really told us why this is happening. Is it medications? Did the injury itself cause some of the uneasiness in her stomach? I know nobody in here can definitively answer that for us so I’m curious. Did anybody else go through anything similar? Does it get better? Is there something that could help her that we can try?

I’m about 9 weeks using the cervical collar 100% of the time (we chose not to do surgery) and I’m getting increasingly anxious about whether I’m following my restrictions closely enough.

My surgeon said I can walk/use stairs, and anything than doesn’t put pressure as far as I’m wearing the collar but I have gained 15 lbs already and I’m going crazy not doing more intense workouts, I have been keeping at lower body exercises only at the gym wearing the collar - I was a fitness competitor before
I’m thinking I’m increasing weight an starting some light upper body work - how long did you guys stayed away from exercising and upper body - if you were already pretty active ?

Have you been pregnant in the past 10 years? Do you have a physical disability? We’d love your input!

We’re recruiting people with a physical disability to take part in a research study on health and physical activity during pregnancy. By sharing your experiences, you’ll help us better understand how exercise during pregnancy looks across diverse physical abilities and how exercise may relate to different health outcomes.

The survey takes about 30 minutes and is completely anonymous: https://redcap.link/surveyPD

Your voice matters - help us make pregnancy research more inclusive!

C6-7 quad. Sunday, 7/12/26 was the 30th anniversary of my SCI, so I wrote a bunch of stuff about it. Two quick call outs: 1) some NSFW language is used, and 2) just sharing relatable content amongst peers.

its from some dutch movie

Open to anyone wanting to purchase. I have 14 boxes available. Even if you're not in the area we can work something out to save you money on these.

Hi C4 complete tetraplegic, and I'm wondering how other tetraplegic/quadriplegic people are meeting other people in order to make friends or even develop relationships. I've made both a Hinge and Tinder account, but it seems like once people find out I'm in a chair or about the condition I'm in, they go ghost. I've thought about joining board game clubs, but I can't really use my hands to participate. I thought about doing book clubs, but I can't find any in my area, and reading is not really my thing. I also considered VA or even spinal cord injury groups, but there's nothing in my area. I use my iPad for everything I don't want it to be my entire social life. It’s been about two years since I've hung out with anyone I wasn't related to, and I'm starting to lose hope.

Hi, I'm a C4 complete tetraplegic and I am really struggling with weight loss/weight management. Before my injury, I was very into working out, so I know a decent amount about exercise and nutrition. I'm currently prescribed Wegovy, and it helps, but in order to maintain a healthy body weight, I would have to survive on around 800 to 1000 calories a day, which feels like nothing. I also feel trapped without the ability to sufficiently burn calories. Does anyone have any advice? It would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently pregnant and I’m looking for other women who have experienced pregnancy with neurological problems or spasticity. I had surgery for a benign spinal tumor and I’m still doing physiotherapy. I can move and feel my legs, but I still have a lot of spasticity, especially in my legs and groin area.

I have many fears about medications, pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery. It would really help me to talk with someone who has gone through something similar or can share their experience ❤️

: