The Mount Sinai Health System contingent included, from left, patient Blake Hunt; Marija Marinkovic, LMSW, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Simone Moher, a recreational therapist.
Whether they walked, rolled, ran, or strolled, the Sinai Superheroes enjoyed the fifth annual Disability Pride Parade on a beautiful July day in Manhattan. About 20 staff, patients, family members, and friends wore either a blue or magenta cape, emblazoned with the Mount Sinai logo and the word “Superheroes.”
One Mount Sinai patient drove his custom Polaris Slingshot three-wheel motorcycle, which resembles the Batmobile and went perfectly with the team’s theme. “This is a great way to celebrate diversity, love, acceptance, and inclusion,” says an organizer of the team, Clarisse Quirit, Recreational Therapist, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, The Mount Sinai Hospital. “Each person overcomes challenges and continues to persevere and inspire; that makes them superheroes.”