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Read the latest news stories from Back Up and the world of spinal cord injury.

A picture of Karen and her partner who are both smiling on a summers day. Karen accessed our family mentoring service after her partner sustained a spinal cord injury.

Karen’s story: How family mentoring helped Karen care for herself and her partner after his spinal cord injury

Read on to learn how Karen, who’s partner sustained a spinal cord injury 12 months ...

A picture of Roman smiling in a red t-shirt. He's a Back Up mentor who helps other affected by spinal cord injury

Roman’s Story: Becoming a mentor for others with a spinal cord injury

Read on to find out why Roman decided to become a mentor, and 'give back' ...

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 ...

Samantha’s Story: Making the most of today

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 SCI Chefs Tony and Jon smiling

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 ...