Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! We hope you enjoyed yesterday with your family and friends. Today we look back at Hammad’s hurdles – especially difficult for a short guy! We thank you for lending us your ears and eyes!
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A Lesson in Ethics
Being disabled isn’t a crime! See how a piece of gum reinforces ethics. I’ve also attached a cool video on how bubble gum is made.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – I Can’t Even Climb a Rope!
Here’s why I could never climb a rope….
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – They Tried to Normalize Me
Trying to make make me normal was a mission unaccomplished.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Her Beautiful Hand
A car accident creates a new reality for my co-worker at Chuck E. Cheese.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Swimming vs. the Disabled Kid
Swimming as a disabled kid has its share of obstacles.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Learning How to tie a Shoe One-Handed
Learning how to tie a shoe one-handed put me in motion in life.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Working out with NFL bound players at UCLA
A 123 pound disabled guy works out with NFL bound players at UCLA.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Welcome to the Crippled Children’s Center….
Welcome to the Crippled Children’s Center….
Read MoreA Great Adventure: Disabled Guys + Theme Parks = Amazing Memories!
This podcast chronicles Hammad and Jonathan’s adventures at theme parks. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. Here are a few roller coaster ride experience videos, including “Untamed,” the ride Jonathan rode. Here are a few clips of the U.S. High Diving Show at Six […]
Read MoreThe Little Cheese
This podcast shares how working at Chuck E. Cheese’s went from being a fun work experience, to a memorable life experience. As always, I thank you for lending me your eyes and ears. Here are some wonderful Chuck E. Cheese videos.
Read MoreFear of Dancing!
Here’s a podcast about my fear of dancing. Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
Read MoreTop 10 List of Things I Can’t Do!
Welcome to the 31st edition of “Limping on Cloud 9.” 31 is my favorite number, so I wanted to do something special. So, today we’re discussing 10 things I simply can’t do! As always, thank you for lending me your eyes and ears! Here are some links to some pretty […]
Read MoreYou’re Just Not Disabled Enough!
This is how “not being disabled enough” can arrest a bucket-list dream. Here is a key moment from the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, Korea. As Always, I thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
Read MoreGet a “Filling” of Confidence From a Bad Dentist!
Explore how a horrible dentist unknowingly teaches confidence. This is how I felt during the entire dentist ordeal. This may well be how the dentist-in-training felt…Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes!
Read MoreDoctor’s Orders and the Amazing Healing Powers of Dr. Pepper!
Yes, it’s true: “Doctor’s Orders and the Amazing Healing Powers of Dr. Pepper,” is about my lifelong love of Dr. Pepper, and how it helped to heal my medical condition as a child. I’ve also attached three classic Dr. Pepper commercials, as well as a cool clip of “10 Things […]
Read MoreHow an Armless Disabled Child Changed My Life
How an armless disabled child changed my life. I’ve also attached an inspirational video about Ezra Frech, a young boy who overcomes his physical disability to thrive at sports.
Read MoreHow Never Giving Up Put Me in Motion
Explore how never giving keeps you in motion. Here’s a cool video on an easy way to teach a child how to tie their shoes.
Read MoreLife Altering Moment Triggered by Racism, Guns and Mirrors
This life altering moment was triggered by racism, guns and mirrors. Here’s a great clip on the day the US Hostages were freed after 444 days of captivity.
Read MoreDisabled Swimming Keeps Me Afloat!
“Disabled Swimming Keeps Me Afloat,” chronicles how being abnormal was normal…until it wasn’t. Attached is a really inspirational video on disability swimming.
Read MoreSecond Chances, Being Disabled and Taking on Former LA Lakers Guard Kareem Rush in a Game of 1-0n-1!
“Second Chances, Being Disabled and Taking on Former LA Lakers guard Kareem Rush in a Game of 1-0n-1” is our maiden voyage. You’ll experience how scoring zero points all season on a 7th-grade basketball team led to playing former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kareem Rush in a game of […]
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