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February 3, 2012 disabled, recreation, sportsA cool site from a friend of mine up in Nova Scotia dedicated a recent post to Who Says I Can’t.
In the picture are the kids from Norex all wearing Who Says I Can’t logo gear!
Please visit: http://224workouts.com/2012/02/02/who-says-i-cant/
Audio interview with Gayle King on Oprah Radio
September 22, 2011 book, media coverage, speaking, sports, TVOn September 2nd I visited Gayle King (Oprah’s BFF) for a chat on her radio show on Oprah’s Sirius/XM network. Anyone who has listened to Gayle’s show knows she is funny, brash, exuberant. She loved to say the name of the book over and over and made a point of saying WHO…SAYS…I…CAN’T very slowly with [...]
Read More »Fox News piece embedded
August 25, 2011 athletics, book, disability, inspiration, media coverage, sports, TVWatch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Read More »How the Today Show happened
August 25, 2011 athletics, disability, inspiration, media coverage, sports, TVThe Today Show segment has come and gone and most people that will read this have seen it (http://on.msnbc.com/qDUOQa just in case). Here I want to describe how it came about and what I think it might do and even a little bit about what the back scene was like.
My partner in the TV venture, [...]
Filming Kelly Bruno for WSIC TV
July 2, 2011 amputee, athletics, biking, book, disability, disabled, duke, inspiration, prosthetic, prosthetics, self-confidence, self-esteem, sports, swimming, TVFilming for WSIC TV continues and last week was all Kelly Bruno.
Kelly’s quick thumbnail story is that she was born with a birth defect that included not having a fibula or a foot-ankle on her right side. It made her lower leg useless and it was removed at six months of age. She has never [...]
The Double-take
April 27, 2011 athletics, confidence, disability, disabled, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, skiing, sports, sympathyA while back I did a blog about staring.
Bottom line, no matter how many years go by, being stared at is not comfortable. The reason is that it highlights that you, the person being stared at, have something different about you and because of that you need to be put over here in a different group [...]
Who Says I Can’t TV – Maureen
April 20, 2011 amputee, athletics, boating, confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, handicapped, independence, inspiration, recreation, sailing, self-esteem, sports, TVWe have a crew of 4 for the shoots. In all action shots we have 3 cameras. In interviews we have 2 cameras and a lighting person as well as a production assistant who runs around making the scene comfortable for all. Here is how this (and probably most) shoots went with Maureen McKinnon last [...]
Read More »2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
March 27, 2011 alcatraz, amputee, athletics, biking, cancer, charity, Dana-Farber, disability, disabled, fundraising, PMC, sports, swimmingJothy & Carole’s 2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
Every year we take on 2 or 3 significant athletic challenges to raise money and give back. We need your help to reach our fundraising goals. To date, since 1998, we have raised and given to these causes over $100,000 thanks to so many generous donors. Thanks for all [...]
The 2011 C.R.A.S.H.-B. world indoor rowing championships
February 21, 2011 amputee, athletics, disability, disabled, rowing, sportsI entered the 2011 C.R.A.S.H.-B. (stands for Charles River Association of Sculling Has Beens) indoor rowing championships this year. Something like 2000 rowers from all over the world converge on the Agannis Arena at Boston University for this event. In the main competition area, the Concept2 rowing machine manufacturer set up 80 Erg machines connected [...]
Read More »This year’s athletic events
February 19, 2011 alcatraz, amputee, athlete, athletics, biking, disability, disabled, fighting back, handicapped, recreation, sportsI have pretty much settled on the events I will be doing in 2011. Here is the list:
date
location
event
what it is
fundraiser
2/20
Boston, MA
C.R.A.S.H.-B.
Indoor rowing championships
not a fundraiser
4/16-17
D.C. to Gettysburg
FOA ride
World T.E.A.M. Sports Face of America Ride to honor our military—disabled, veterans and active duty—in a ride from DC to Gettysburg, PA
Resources and support to injured service members, [...]

















