In Part Two of our conversation with Kelley Simoneaux, we widen the lens beyond pressure sores to explore the legal and systemic issues that shape daily life after spinal cord injury.

Kelley shares what she sees in cases involving medical negligence, durable medical equipment delays, airline travel, and institutional care, and how small failures can quietly create lifelong consequences.

We talk about when to speak up, how to document your care, where community data can create change, and why lived experience matters in reshaping policy and practice.

This episode is about clarity. About knowing your rights, understanding the systems around you, and learning how individual voices can come together to protect the life you are building. If you need to know more about your rights, find Kelley on Instagram as @pushylawyer for more information.

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In this episode, we talk with Kelley Simoneaux, a lawyer and spinal cord injury advocate who has dedicated her work to preventing pressure sores and changing how hospitals care for people after SCI.

Kelley shares how the Stop Pressuring Us campaign began, why pressure sores should never be considered a normal part of life after injury, and what early prevention truly looks like in the hospital and rehab setting.

Together, we talk about the patterns that lead to long term complications, the quiet assumptions that allow preventable injuries to happen, and how individuals and families can begin advocating for better care from the very beginning.

This is a conversation about reclaiming what is possible, building systems that protect people, and remembering that a better outcome is not luck. It is something we can plan for.

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In this episode of Don’t Worry, Do Wheelies, Abbie and Lorie sit down with Kelley Simoneaux, a spinal cord–injured attorney and founder of a nationwide spinal cord injury law firm. Injured in a car accident at just 16 years old due to a defective seatbelt design, Kelley shares how her personal injury case helped change vehicle safety standards—and ultimately shaped her career path.

Kelley walks listeners through her journey from patient to plaintiff, law school to law firm owner, and explains why lived experience matters when navigating legal claims after a spinal cord injury. This conversation highlights product liability, patient advocacy, and why sometimes it takes legal action to force systemic change. An empowering episode for anyone living with a spinal cord injury or supporting someone who is.

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