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.
David’s story: Lockdown with a spinal cord injury
Over the past few months, we have all been facing a new normal. The coronavirus ...
1 July 2020
Elaine’s story: How a mentor transformed her life
Two years after a misdiagnosis, Elaine found that her life had been changed forever. What ...
1 July 2020
Kamari’s story: Teaching wheelchair skills in isolation
In the wake of coronavirus, we have had to quickly adapt and change our ...
3 June 2020
Sam’s story: Volunteering as a family mentor during the covid-19 pandemic
We spoke to Sam, one of our fantastic volunteer family mentors, to find out how ...
3 June 2020
Juliette’s Spinal Circuit challenge – cycling 1799km on a stationary bike
Last month, we held a new fundraising challenge to help support our services during these ...
3 June 2020
Covid-19 and me: A parent’s account of their son contracting coronavirus
This is a guest blog written by Anna-Marina whose son, who has a spinal cord ...
28 May 2020
Important information and updates about coronavirus and our services
The team at Back Up are closely monitoring government advice on coronavirus. We know that ...
22 May 2020
Leading charities collaborate to mark spinal cord injury awareness day
Today we are marking Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day (SCIAD). This annual event is collaboratively ...
15 May 2020
#SCIAD2020: Peter’s story
This story was written by our partner charity SIA, in collaboration with us for ...
11 May 2020
#SCIAD2020: Neil’s Story
To mark Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, we are sharing stories about people who have ...
11 May 2020
