Sarah W

Rob defies his paralysis to qualifyOn 29th September 2018, life changed in an instant for Sarah, a fall from her horse while out riding on her family farm left her paralysed as a solicitor with Osborne Clarke

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Abby

Following a tragic car accident aged 4, Abby, from Israel, was left with a spinal cord injury (SCI) that meant she lost the use of her legs, bladder and bowel function. Her rehab programme at Neurokinex, combined with her positive and tenacious attitude, has seen her defy the odds and regain mobility, independence and the use of her lower body.

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The need for community rehabilitation

When someone experiences a spinal cord injury (SCI), their life turns up upside down. In the first few days, weeks and months following their injury, lifesaving and lifechanging surgery and early-stage rehabilitation are managed within a hospital setting.  Once stable and able to manage outside the confines of this controlled clinical setting, patients are discharged home and back into their community. And this is when the adjustment to ‘real life’ takes place as they learn to navigate everyday life with a spinal cord injury.

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Yasmin

Yasmin was diagnosed with cancer when she was just a few months old. As a result, and at the age of just one, her mother was told that Yasmin had also suffered a spinal cord injury.  She was also warned that Yasmin had less than a 5% chance of survival and would be unable to use or feel her body below the waist for the rest of her life.

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Scarlett

While out playing with her friends, Scarlett was struck by an extremely rare condition that subsequently left her paralysed from the chest down.  

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Neil

Following a spinal cord injury sustained in a light aircraft crash, Neil, 65, had one goal: to walk independently again. Despite being told by his spinal injury consultant that this would likely never happen.

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