The Kid In The Wheelchair

Sep 13 2024 7 ep. 45 mins 1
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The world makes surface level assumptions about people with disabilities.

But there’s so much more to the story. My name is Jon Gilroy but you might know me as the kid in the wheelchair, because I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at 18 months old.

I am going to share with you my experience in the healthcare system, growing up different, and the difficulties that come with living on wheels.

Alongside some of the people that have had an impact on my world and the world of disability, I’m having those tough and sometimes ridiculous conversations that reframe the way we think about disability.

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This Therapist SAVED My Life Pt. 2 | Chris Babb, LMSW

Sep 13 2024 53 mins  
In the sixth episode of The Kid in the Wheelchair Podcast, Jon brings you part two of his conversation with Chris Babb, LMSW, the school social worker who changed Jon’s life. They talk about Jon’s advocacy work and the importance of social workers in school environments and then move on to discuss the dire mental health crisis facing both youth and adults in our country, the ro

This Therapist SAVED My Life | Chris Babb Part 1

Aug 23 2024 71 mins  
In episode five of The Kid in the Wheelchair Podcast, Jon sits down for part one of a jam packed two part conversation with Chris Babb, LMSW, the school social worker who changed his life. They cover everything from Chris's initial foray into the field of social work, how he ended up at Arlington High School and how he and Jon initially met, to the deep and intensely emotional and

My Journey with Mental Health and Cerebral Palsy

Jul 19 2024 27 mins  
In the fourth episode of The Kid in the Wheelchair Podcast, Jon talks about his journey with mental health and how it has directly been impacted by and had an effect on his coming to terms with his cerebral palsy. He talks about his experience with relentless bullying in high school and how that led him into a very dark place. Thanks to a friend he ended up in the school social wor

College with Cerebral Palsy

Jul 07 2024 47 mins  
In the third episode of The Kid in the Wheelchair, Jon talks about his experiences as a person with cerebral palsy as he was getting ready to graduate high school and head off to college. He talks about the process he and his family went through to search for the right University, the importance of finding proper accessibility, as well as finding sufficient on campus disability sup

Surviving Childhood Surgeries | Melissa and Rick Gilroy

Jun 21 2024 60 mins  
In episode two of The Kid in the Wheelchair, Jon sits back down with his parents, Rick and Melissa Gilroy. They discuss the harrowing details of his childhood surgeries. From his first surgeries at the age of four to two major surgeries done it once at the age of eight, and having to say no to procedures along the way, Jon talks candidly with his parents about what went into their

Being Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy | Melissa and Rick Gilroy

Jun 07 2024 58 mins  
In the premier episode of The Kid in the Wheelchair, Jon sits down with his parents, Melissa and Rick Gilroy to discuss what it was like for them raising a child with cerebral palsy. No topic is off-limits. They cover everything from the dramatics of the day Jon was born three months premature and how and why he was born via C-section (cesarean section), to the doctor initially hid

The Kid in the Wheelchair Podcast Trailer

Dec 29 2023 1 mins  
The world makes surface level assumptions about people with disabilities.But there’s so much more to the story. My name is Jon Gilroy but you might know me as the kid in the wheelchair, because I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at 18 months old.I am going to share with you my experience in the healthcare system, growing up different, and the difficulties that come with living o