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We have a staff team who – working with a wide range of experienced volunteers around the UK – deliver our services, help raise funds, and act as advocates for our work. To find out more about any of our staff members, please click on their photo.

We were introduced to Back Up during our first whirlwind stay at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville. My mind was unable to process much of that upheaval period so soon after the accident despite the repetition and familiarity of each day. So whilst we appreciated Wacky Wednesday fun – a monthly cooking evening […]

Mike Nemesvary, our founder, set up Back Up in 1986 after his spinal cord injury. Mike who joined us recently from Canada to celebrate our 30th anniversary, tells us about the early days and what makes him most proud. Tell us about your life before your spinal cord injury My life was sports, sports and […]

An accident during a rugby match left 10-year-old Samuel – also known as Sam – with minimal feeling and movement in his legs. The injury turned his life upside down. But Back Up was there to help when he needed the most. After ten weeks in hospital, Sam was ready to come home and go […]

Maisie Graham Maisie was just 14 years old when Transverse Myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, changed her life forever. She was at a school assembly when excruciating shoulder pain made her believe she was having a panic attack. She said: “So I sat down at the matron’s office and I couldn’t stand back […]