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.

Sophie’s story: Finding a community during lockdown

Meet Sophie:Loves tennis Co-owns an IT company with her husband Kay Enjoys travelling whenever ...

8 March 2023

Alice’s story: Talking about relationships and spinal cord injury

At Back Up, we’re very proud to support a diverse community of people affected by ...

8 February 2023

Noah’s story: Dating with a spinal cord injury

Our mentoring team was there to help Noah overcome some of the struggles of ...

8 February 2023

Jess’ story: “Now I’m confident I can go anywhere in my wheelchair”

Twenty-seven-year-old Jess lives in London with a housemate. She’s a doctor and teaches clinical ...

10 January 2023

Will’s story: Living confidently with a spinal cord injury

Beaming with optimism, 28-year-old Will reflects on his life so far - and ...

9 January 2023

Peter and family’s story: “Back Up is more than just a charity”

When Peter sustained his spinal cord injury in 2018, when he was just eight years ...

8 December 2022

Maria’s story: “I think everyone should know about Back Up.”

Maria is 85 years old. Originally from Persia, she was a nursing sister working in ...

7 December 2022

Christopher Morgan welcomed as new Chair of Trustees

We’re delighted to announce that Christopher Morgan took over as our Chair of Trustees on ...

7 November 2022

Sidney’s story: My mentor helped me value life again

“Thanks to my Back Up mentor, I’m very passionate about gardening,” says Sidney. ...

1 November 2022

Kim’s Story: Mentoring has given me my identity back

Music lover Kim loves to travel and recently came back from a punk rock music ...

1 November 2022