Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As everyone knows I sustained a Spinal Cord Injury during the smash in 2009. I've had 3 major surgeries just on my spine, even having 2 vertebrae completely removed to be replaced with metal work.

Back Up initially helped me by offering me mentoring and I found this so so useful. It was nice to connect with someone who had a similar injury to mine and therefore knew well what I was feeling and the physical challenges that would come.

I have since trained as a mentor myself, and in helping other people with Spinal cord Injuries who have been recently injured, it has helped me to heal myself.

They also have given me the wonderful opportunity to help out in their office, where 22 staff manage 100+ volunteers in mentoring, wheelchair skills, life changing activity based courses including skiing, kayaking and getting back to work.

In more ways than I can attribute, Back Up have supported me in finding myself again, away from just being a girl in a wheelchair.

I'd love to be able to raise some money so they can keep supporting people with Spinal Cord Injuries, and maybe even inspire people to try something even when they are sure they can't...

Who ever would have thought, in those first few days after the accident, that I'd be able to abseil of a crazy tall sculpture in London? Not me, that's for sure.

Thanks,

Kim

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