The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast
Bend It Like Woody Beckham
Its time for another episode of The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast
On today's episode I have my first guest interview. James "Woody" Beckham bka Woody joins me via Skype, (since we are still social distancing), to share the story of his injury, recovery journey, and how he makes a difference in many peoples lives through the Woody Foundation.
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Who is Woody?
A traumatic injury can change anyone’s life in just a split second. James “Woody” Beckham was born in Miami Beach, FL, on October 1, 1988. Woody grew up loving to play a variety of different sports. In January 2011, Woody was paralyzed while making a tackle suffering a C 5-6 spinal cord injury while in college playing for Florida Atlantic University's rugby team. He was treated by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami receiving rehabilitation and therapy before being discharged in April 2011. Shortly thereafter with the support of his loving family and friends in July 2011, Woody started the Woody Foundation to help others with paralysis. Woody finished his education earning a Finance degree from Florida International University in 2015.
Woody has been heavily involved in helping the paralysis community including creating the Woody Foundation's Woodypack of assistive devices for limited hand functioning, being President of the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Miami, working for the Center for Independent Living of South Florida since 2016, and partnering with several other nonprofit organizations including the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Jackson Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital, Shake-a-leg Miami and other organizations. As the face of The Woody Foundation, Woody aspires to inspire and overcome his life altering injury by helping others with disabilities maximize their potential.
Website: http://www.woodyfoundation.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodyfoundation/
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Email: info@woodyfoundation.org
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