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Meet Lisette: Lives in North Yorkshire with her family Has three adult children at various stages of “emptying the nest” Loves to live an active life, and has recently rediscovered cycling Spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time. Lisette sustained her incomplete injury from an epidural injection ahead of a scheduled surgery. […]

Meet Cath: Mum of Pete, who sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking Is an active member of the Back Up community, attending our Back Up Lounge and volunteering with us She kindly supported us in running ten family support sessions in 2023! The impact of spinal cord injury is overwhelming – including for […]

Spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time. In Jess’s case, her accident happened just before planning to start a new job in Australia. This caused chaos with her plans, but Back Up was there to help her rediscover what was possible. Read her story below, and discover how our City Skills course […]

Meet Julie:  Formerly worked with the police before sustaining her spinal cord injury  Now works with the NHS after using our employment service  Was supported by a Back Up mentor, who gave her advice for living independently with a spinal cord injury   Every spinal cord injury is as unique as the person who sustains […]

Meet Sophie: Loves tennis Co-owns an IT company with her husband Kay Enjoys travelling whenever possible Spinal cord injury does not only affect the individual who sustains it. The impact can change the lives of everyone around the injured individual. In Sophie’s case, her husband sustained a spinal cord injury right in the middle of […]

At Back Up, we’re very proud to support a diverse community of people affected by spinal cord injury. Alice – a university lecturer who specialises in animal welfare and legislation – does not have a spinal cord injury herself, but her husband Gavin sustained a C4 level complete injury before they met. Read on to […]

After Syringomyelia caused Liz to sustain a spinal cord injury, she had an operation on her spine in 2018. Her son moved out of home to go to university, but she always had Torrez, her ginger cat, as constant company! “I like to keep myself busy with art, TV and getting out in the garden,” […]

Full-time student Abigail came across Back Up through her mum, Charlotte, who has a spinal cord injury. “When I was doing my A levels in 2019, Mum had her spinal surgery. After surgery, she went on Back Up’s Multi-Activity course. She came back a completely different person.” “Before the course, I worried quite a lot […]

Michael and Pauline retired in 2009, having been teachers all their working lives. “We were enjoying the good life – in terms of retirement. We enjoyed cycling, golf, skiing and ballroom dancing two or three times a week. Then I had a cycling accident on 28th March 2019.” “My injury has had a huge impact […]

Read on to find out why Roman decided to become a mentor, and ‘give back’ after his spinal cord injury. There’s lots of different ways people can sustain a spinal cord injury. In Roman’s case, it was after he developed a cyst on his spinal cord, coupled with sepsis, which led to a T-7 level […]