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Geoffrey E. Matesky
Geoff Matesky is a writer, I.T. engineer, musician, and perhaps least importantly, the occupant of a wheelchair for the past 25 years. As the survivor of a spinal cord injury that left him paralyze...voir plusGeoff Matesky is a writer, I.T. engineer, musician, and perhaps least importantly, the occupant of a wheelchair for the past 25 years. As the survivor of a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down, he has been an avid scuba diver, sailor and deep sea fisherman; he competed in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games as a member of the U.S. Disabled Swim Team, and has partaken in activities as far flung as mono-skiing, parasailing and adaptive water skiing.
In 2000 he met his future wife Laura and virtually overnight became step father to her two young sons Kyle and Kelvin, which is when he faced, as he puts it, something “really difficult”. His journal entries, which offered a fresh new take on the odd, hilarious and often terrifying experience of step parenting eventually found their way into book format, and They Call Me Wheels was born.
He still resides in Connecticut with Laura, Kyle and Kelvin and a new arrival, 5 year old Kaid. His journey, from bachelorhood to step parent, from solving everyday wheelchair logistics to mastering everyday parental tasks will entertain and inspire both disabled and able, parents and non-parents alike.voir moins