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Podcast: Blink of an Eye
Episode: #228 A Father’s Courageous ICU Advocacy with Mike Uppenkamp
Description: #228 A Father’s Courageous ICU Advocacy with Mike UppenkampÂ
This episode features Mike Uppenkamp. Mike is a vital member of BLINK of an Eye’s rapid response HEAL team network in the San Diego/Los Angeles area and an SCI Navigator. His advocacy journey began in 2019 when his son Alex was paralyzed from the chest down in a mountain biking accident—an event Mike describes as a "hard right turn" in the lives of their family. The family faced the challenges of ICU care, rehabilitation at Craig Hospital, and adapting their home for accessibility together. Realizing that many oth...