These 13 Books Helped Me after Spinal Cord Injury | Quadriplegic (C5,C6,C7)

After suffering a spinal cord injury and becoming a quadriplegic, it can be difficult to figure out how to live in your situation and you often feel like you are the only one who is going through whatever situation you are in. Since becoming paralyzed, I’ve found it easier to cope with my situation by reading books written by other people living with disabilities because they helped me relate to others and realize I'm not alone. In this video, I tell you about my favorite books that I have read since becoming a quadriplegic that I have found helpful or inspiring!
What are your most inspiring or favorite books that you have read and why?
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0:00 Best Books
1:17 Life Can Still Be Good Despite Difficult Challenges by William A. Miller
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2:25 How I Roll: Life, Love, and Work after a Spinal Cord Injury by J. Bryant Neville, Jr.
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3:58 Hope, Love, and Me: My Journey of Choices and Second Chances by Melissa Ann
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5:07 Rise Above: How One Man's Search for Mobility Helped the World Get Moving by Ralph W. Braun
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6:25 Up: Getting Up is the Key to Life by Brian P. Swift
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7:23 Inside My Outside: An Independent Mind in a Dependent Body by Sara Pyszka
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8:48 We Carry Kevan: Six Friends. Three countries. No wheelchair. by Kevan Chandler
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9:57 Fractured Not Broken: a Memoir by Kelly Schaefer and Michelle Weidenbenner
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11:03 226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon by Lonnie Bedwell
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12:20 I’m Not Missing Anything by Brett Eastburn
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13:39 Faith 911 - The inspiring true story of second chances by G. L. Woods
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14:41 From Tragedy to Triumph A Journey by Ryan Krafft
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15:22 Always Climb Higher by Jeff Pagels
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[@melissamorahan336]

Thank you for these videos. My boyfriend just became a C6-C7 quadriplegic on December 8th of this year and your videos are helping me cope and find ways to help him.

[@masonx54]

Wow, I'm sorry that happened! I'm glad to hear my videos are helping. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@tyw401]

Hello my boyfriend is too as of 7/12/22 if you ever want to talk.

[@1linty]

Just so people know a softcover copy of William A Miller's Book 'Life Can Still Be Good' is available online through Seahill Press. Some of the proceeds go toward helping his long-time friend and fellow quadriplegic Rhonda Reese stay out of a nursing home and live life in her own home/community. I'm able-bodied and didn't know Bill but really recommend this book, especially the chapter on Faith, Love, and Happiness. Love the little moments of humour as well. It's just over one year since Bill passed and he is still helping others, much as he did in life. "No worries" everyone 🙂

[@masonx54]

Yes, he is still helping others! Bill was and still is a blessing.

[@endtimeawakening5557]

Great book review, Mason! I can see you doing great things for the disability community, heck, for all people, for that matter. You seem to be quite gifted and have a powerful positive attitude. I'd buy your book in a minute, provided that I could get an autographed copy. Thanks again, Mason, and God bless you and your family!

[@masonx54]

Thank you! I would definitely autograph it for you!

[@taniagreen3871]

Sorry 😔 I forgot the book I was going to mention it comes from the Christopher Reeve and Dana Reeve foundation book that has everything to do with spinal cord injuries

[@taniagreen3871]

I have also been thinking about writing a book and including using artwork as a way of coping with the disease syringomyelia and also the struggle with pain I deal with which adds to the already complicated life of a person who has a SCI and a TBI

[@user-hb2gn5vr6h]

僕は脊髄損傷で日本でKZbinをやってるよ。 いろんな国に仲間がいる。 一緒に頑張ろう！

[@masonx54]

Goodluck with KZbin! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@nancyfitzgerald273]

Thank you for your work to help others cope with SCI challenges... 👏

[@masonx54]

I appreciate that! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@dazza70smith]

Awesome video Mason 👏💜👍🙏🤗♿️

[@masonx54]

I appreciate your feedback! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@morgancalvi6675]

One book you missed is 'The other side of the Mountain'...there was also a movie based on the book. It's a true story about a ski racing champion, Jill Kinmont, who fell and became a quad. My most inspired book was 'Up and Running'...about Andrew Bateson, a kid in Providence, RI who had meningitis and lost both his legs. I remember one part of the book, he kept going by some building and asking his mom to stop and go get his legs back. I think she found an alternate way to go to where ever and not let Andrew see that building😂. He recently became an EMT and no one knew he was an amputee until AFTER he was hired and went into work one day in shorts.

[@masonx54]

Wow, that's awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@relaxandunwind1496]

Very inspiring, I have Meniere's disease and it's been debilitating the last couple of months. I will never quit trying to find the root cause and heal myself. I join groups and watch many different videos on many different challenges, I like hearing other's stories.

[@masonx54]

I appreciate you sharing some of your story, and I hope you can find the cause! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@glenwest1911]

Outstanding video and topic, Mason!

[@masonx54]

I appreciate the feedback! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@anikabaddeleyrollingbackwa7341]

I have read Melissa’s book last week and I am reading Bill’s book now. I like look both ways by Brooke Ellison . I like it because it gave me an academic role model. She passed away recently. We are almost exactly the same age, but I am not ventilated dependent.

[@masonx54]

Look Both Ways sounds familiar, but I haven't read it. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@HighTen_Melanie]

Hi Mason. I love watching your videos. This is most interesting. Thanks for your reviews. I will look into some of these books.

[@masonx54]

Awesome, I'm glad you enjoy watching my videos! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@stephcody2572]

I’m really surprised you haven’t talked about Christopher reeve at all… Nothing is impossible by him, must read. !!!

[@masonx54]

I honestly didn't know he had any other book besides those from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Now I'm wondering why I never thought of that. Haha Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@masonx54]

What are your most inspiring or favorite books that you have read and why? My List of Books to Read After Spinal Cord Injury - www.amazon.com/shop/masonellis/list/SPJWI6DKK7DL?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfmasonellis_K0K85G96Q4SHR55ZPQE5

[@chantellehachey3992]

Great video! I just stumbled across your channel and you are very inspiring. I am trying to get into PT as a career and will definitely use your videos to help educate myself more about spinal cord injuries. I read Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada and it was very inspiring!

[@masonx54]

Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@gregzeng]

KZbin fed this link, knowing my interests, here in the Australian Capital Territory. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, 40 years ago, when I was a Health Accreditation Surveyor, as part of my employment with our Australian Quadriplegic Association. The books and links are the usual WASP (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) survivor stories. Good to see some women are able to be noticed as well. It is up to minority people, like myself, to try to document our own survivor stories. Coloured, LGBTQIA? Readers & viewers comments wonder which medical impairments are better or worse than spinal cord damage, as a child, or later in life. It seems that most here know that Brain Injury is far more serious than just spinal damage. Similar reading and viewing lists are not yet existing for Traumatic Brain Injury? Just wondering. It has been many years since my employment was involved with the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981).

[@masonx54]

I have never heard of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASP). I have a traumatic brain injury from my wreck, so I understand the significant effects of a TBI. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@FelipeOfKnight]

Thank you Mason. I think I will read them all. hehehe

[@masonx54]

Wow, goodluck! Haha Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@FelipeOfKnight]

I would like to recomend you check my page. I am developing ortosys to help people like us. I am from Brasil, so everything is in portuguese, but you will understand just by the photos. I created an ortosys to help people eat, wash teeths and other things. I make at the Pc and print in my 3D printer. I have already helped 3 friends to eat by themselves again, its awesome 😍🙏

[@FelipeOfKnight]

Sorry for my bad English. If you like please send me a message I will be very happy

[@FelipeOfKnight]

The page is @3Deficiente

[@FelipeOfKnight]

(its a in s ta... gram page)

[@LectronCircuits]

Bummer about Bill; gruesome death awaits us all. Audience wishes you all the best. Cheers!

[@masonx54]

Yes it is. You should check out his free book. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@traceypuerner7876]

My favorite book is The Word God.

[@masonx54]

I have never heard of that book, unless you're referring to the Bible (as in The Word of God). Who is it by? Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@emeraldkimble7602]

My fave is Jill kinmonts the other side of the mountain made. Into. Movie

[@masonx54]

I have not heard of that book. I appreciate the suggestion and will check it out! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@morgancalvi6675]

Not only am a quad, but I'm now an amputee.

[@masonx54]

Wow, stay strong! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@morgancalvi6675]

@@masonx54will do...Osteomyelitis is NOT your friend...but I am a survivor. I lost my hip and leg and the other leg is in question...but honestly, I feel so much better, I doubt I'll miss either of them. I feel bad for the right one and wonder if it felt anything as far as it was constantly broken and infected. It gave me a lot of good years...but at least I'm still going.

[@taniagreen3871]

You can move your arms so how are you a quad

[@masonx54]

This video answers your question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6rYfnWha76ImKc Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@uberdriver8743]

I'd rather be a quad than be blind

[@masonx54]

Same here. I cannot imagine being blind.

[@uberdriver8743]

@@masonx54 ya especially in this day and age where everyone is a couch potato, so much stuff automated, we hardly do anything physical. It's like we hardly need our bodies for anything. But as for vision, boy do we use our eyes. Whether it's for tv, computer, smartphone, outdoors. There's no denying it, vision is way more important for pretty much everyone I'll bet

[@masonx54]

I agree! I recommend checking out The Tommy Edison Experience on KZbin here: youtube.com/@TommyEdisonXP

[@uberdriver8743]

@@masonx54 this guy's got almost 700k subs. Can't believe i never heard of him. Thanks I'll check him out now

[@masonx54]

He hasn't uploaded a video in over a year but I find his videos very interesting.