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We spoke to Sam, one of our fantastic volunteer family mentors, to find out how this service is helping people in these tricky times. Spinal cord injury affects everyone around the person who sustained the injury. In Sam’s case, her life was changed forever when her partner Andy sustained a C7 level spinal cord injury […]

This is a guest blog written by Anna-Marina whose son, who has a spinal cord injury, contracted Covid-19. Read on to find out how their family navigated both this illness as well as spinal cord injury.  Living with a child who has a spinal cord injury is challenging at the best of times. Over the […]

Covid-19 signposting The past few weeks have been tricky, especially if you are affected by spinal cord injury. You may be feeling anxious after spending time self-isolating, or frustrated that your day to day routine has changed significantly and suddenly because of covid-19. That’s why we’ve gathered a collection of external links to resources, applications […]

Meet Abigail: Studied psychology, sociology and art, alongside completing a level three qualification in health and social care Works with young adults who have autism Enjoys painting flowers, landscapes and animals At the age of 12, Abigail developed transverse myelitis which damaged her spine at L3. “I was at school one afternoon and I started […]

Meet Nicola: Enjoys gardening Likes cooking in her adapted kitchen Has been married to her husband, Ray, for over 40 years Nicola sustained a spinal cord injury following a horse-riding accident in January 2021. “One frosty morning, my friend and I decided to go out for a ride. We were going down a bridle path […]

Meet Phillipa:  Owns three Shetland ponies called Fleur, Tilly and Eric  Enjoys visiting National Trust sites  Loves craft activities, like wreath making  In July 2020, Phillipa sustained a spinal cord injury as a result of a horse-riding accident. “I remember everything – I fell face first off my horse and damaged my spine from C3-C6. I became paralysed from the neck down, meaning I can move my arms […]

Meet Danny Respiratory Specialist Part of the London to Paris cycle challenge Danny is a doctor based in Glasgow, originally from the West Midlands. After studying medicine at Imperial College London, he moved to Scotland with his partner, a fellow doctor from Naples, Italy. He’s now a Respiratory Specialist, with a degree in Neuroscience and […]

Meet Maia:  Studying A-Levels in RE, PE and psychology  Loves playing and watching wheelchair basketball  Has the spectacular middle name Sparkles  In May 2021, Maia’s life changed overnight. At 13 years old, she developed transverse myelitis – an inflammation of the spinal cord – at T10/12, and became paralysed from the waist down. “One evening […]

Meet Emma:   – wife and mum of two boys – volunteers at a local hospice (as well as with Back Up!)  – supports Back Up in a range of ways – from Group Leading to fundraising  We recently heard from Emma, who wrote a wonderful blog about how Back Up helped her with rediscovering life after spinal […]

At Back Up, we keep volunteers at our heart. We were founded by volunteers, and to this day they are still essential in providing our life-changing services. That’s why we recently celebrated our volunteers at our annual Back Up Ball, with our 2024 awards ceremony. One of these award winners was Cath, who took home […]