I am excited to announce today that Camp Discovery is back! This program, which I began last year with the help of a generous grant from AVON, is really a dream for me. When I sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) in 2000 and was at Craig Hospital doing my rehabilitation, I realized I was [...]read more »

I spent the weekend at Trish Downing’s first Camp Discovery. Trish is a wheelchair athlete who has been competing in triathlon for nine years. She put together Camp Discovery for women in wheelchairs, to expose them to the variety of sports that are out there, to provide them with role models, and to help them [...]read more »

Some of the greatest accomplishments come out of the craziest of whims. At least that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a flash of inspiration-a plan, a destination, a goal-and then I get it stuck in my mind that I can accomplish it. Figuring out the actual logistics…that always happens way down [...]read more »

This is a great article written by Amber Gersch, a camper at the 2009 Camp Discovery: I went to Camp Discovery on October 1-4,2009, founded by Tricia Downing. She is a woman who had an accident ning years ago, has completed marathons and has a  definite drive to help other women with spinal cord injuries to challenge [...]read more »

Today was the nine-year anniversary of my accident. A lot has changed in those years, but much has changed. The good news, I'm still pedaling.read more »