Quadriplegia is typically caused by injury to the cervical section C1-C7 of the spinal cord. My name is Graham, as a quadriplegic I’ve not only learnt a great deal about spinal cord injury, paralysis, and life as a quadriplegic but the social impacts, emotional depths, and what I sometimes refer to as, the gift of my accident. Life for me today…

It Was Mothers Day. Tegan was to visit with her Mum but detoured off road for a bit of “bush bashing” first. “It was fun for a while then things got out of hand. The last thing I remember was my boyfriend yelling at the driver to slow down. I woke up in hospital a C5 paraplegic.” Tegan shares her heartbreak upon learning she would never walk again, receiving her first wheelchair and…

A Supra Pubic Catheter or Tube commonly called a Super Pubic Catheter is a method of bladder management performed under a general anesthetic. Here I talk about my personal experience with SPC and we explore the benefits and problems with lifestyle; diet, drainage bags, leg bags, sediment, sex, swimming, urinay tract infections, and much more…

Bob Salazman explains how “gimp” is just a word and shares his story of determination to walk independently leaving the wheelchair far behind. Pushing himself through a grueling exercise regime at the local YMCA incredibly Bob’s next goal is to run. “I had to believe in myself and believe that I could do more tomorrow than I was doing today…

Loss of muscle function, poor circulation and often poor nutrition cause people with spinal cord injury to develop pressure areas or pressure sores (bed sores). Left unattended these can quickly become life threatening. The best way to heal a pressure area is to stop putting pressure on it. Fast healing of a pressure sore can be aided by…