Hello!  I'm Lars and a single moment has changed my life and that of my family and friends. On a sunny Sunday afternoon in September 2020, I was mountainbiking with my friends from the local bike club. We were on the way back, taking a last short single trail. Nothing fancy, no high downhill speeds, no tricky drops, or whatever. I can't tell you exactly what happened because I have amnesia for the time of the accident. All I know is that I woke up lying in the dirt... and couldn't move my legs. I broke my spine several times in the accident and so admitted a spinal cord injury or short SCI.

Luckily, my injury is so-called "incomplete". Which means I have hope that I will recover at least some functionality in my arms and legs through hard training. I spent 7 months in rehab for that and am still doing physiotherapy almost every day. And I'm happy to say that I could already celebrate successes along the way. I can stand up supporting myself on a desk or bar. And I can even walk a little with the help of a walker-rollator.

But still, I sometimes wish there was a magic medicine or cure for my injured nerves in the spine. There isn't yet. But there is hope. Around the world many brilliant scientists are woking on developing just that: A cure for the nerves impacted by SCI. As a person living with SCI, I know how much it would mean to anyone in my situation or who has a loved-one with SCI.

"Wings for Life is a not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation. Our mission is to find a cure for spinal cord injury. We fund world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe aimed at healing the injured spinal cord. Support us in achieving our goal." [source: wingsforlife.com]

You can support Wings for Life by participating in the "World Run" – this year on the 8th of May – happening, as the name says, everywhere in the world. Go to https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ for more information.

Or, if you can't or don't want to do that, you can sponsor me here on justgiving.com!

THANK YOU SO MUCH on behalf of Wings for Life, the participating researchers - and every person with a spinal cord injury!