Blog

Read inspiring blogs from people with a spinal cord injury and their family members – as well as Back Up volunteers, supporters and staff members. If you would like to write a blog about your experiences, please email our communications team.

Amanda and Jacob’s Story: Embracing challenge after a spinal cord injury

Read on to discover how Amanda and her eight-year-old son Jacob, who was born with ...

1 March 2022

Samantha’s Story: Making the most of today

Read on to find out how Samantha learnt to start making the most of what ...

1 March 2022

Why Lillie and Jonathan are taking on the Spinal Circuit in March 2022!

People across the UK are taking part in the Spinal Circuit for ...

25 February 2022

Amelia’s story: ‘My crutches have been my lifeline and enabled me to live my best life!’

Taking on the Spinal Circuit challenge in March 2022 came just at ...

17 February 2022

Regularly walking: the benefits for those with and without a spinal cord injury

With our Spinal Circuit challenge coming up in March 2022, we spoke to specialist ...

10 February 2022

Kath’s Story: ‘I felt empowered’ after the Spinal Circuit challenge

Read on to discover how Kath took part in our Spinal Circuit ...

3 February 2022

Reece’s story: ‘It was great to get out there again and meet new people’

Read on to discover how our Multi Activity Course introduced Reece to ...

2 February 2022

2SCICHEFS: Finding friendship and following your passion after spinal cord injury

Read on for a Q&A with Tony and Jon, who started the social media community ...

2 February 2022

Stephen’s Story: Finding empathy and understanding in the spinal cord injury community

Read on for Stephen’s story, featured in our 2021 impact report, ...

26 January 2022

Our life changing courses are back for 2022!

Wanting to boost your confidence and independence after a spinal cord injury? Well, our life-changing ...

14 January 2022