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Timing is critical when a massive ship arrives within 12 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge. Bar Pilots transfer to the ship even in rough seas to take navigational control. On reaching the bridge, the tugboats come in and lines secure the two ships. The bar pilot and the tugboat captains maintain radio contact as the tugs push and pull the ship to its pier.

I became a quadriplegic on a Thanksgiving holiday in a car accident. I was twenty-three. It was rehab for six months and then I moved into my parents’ home in Chicago. It would take a decade for me to feel I was going to be okay and start my road to independence, the end goal being to move out on my own. I started by cathing myself and taking care of my toileting, all of which was quite difficult. Then I asked my parents to go out for an evening. They would go to the movi