September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and one of the questions I get asked all the time online is some version of: “How did you get pregnant and have two kids if you can’t walk?” I’ve always been an open book, so I don’t mind answering questions, but I had to hop on this reel trend because people really do forget that pregnancy has nothing to do with walking. After my car accident in 2008, I had questions too about childbirth with a spinal cord injury. But most of those concerns came from a place of not knowing. That’s why I share… to replace ignorance with information. Here’s the truth: globally, an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people sustain a spinal cord injury every year, and many go on to build families. Mobility has nothing to do with fertility. If everything is fine with a woman and her uterus, pregnancy and childbirth are possible with the right medical care. Representation matters. When I was newly injured, I didn’t see many women who looked like me raising f...