Episode 23: Meet Josh Bridegewater - The Spina Bifida Skater

Podcast: Rockin the Difference · Chandra Neal/Single Mom/Special Needs Mom/Special Needs Sports Program Board Member

Opublikowano: 2025-11-29

Today on Rockin the Difference, we’re talking with someone whose story rewrites what resilience can look like. Josh Bridgewater is the oldest skateboarder with spina bifida — a title he never set out to earn, but one he carries with pride. Born with his spine outside his body, Josh has endured more than 46 surgeries just to keep moving through life as normally as possible. Growing up, he faced bullying, isolation, and the kind of challenges most of us will never understand. But everything changed the day he found skateboarding — and with it, a community that accepted him ex...