At I Got Back Up we share your stories. Learn more about where a few of our journeys have started, and where they have taken us on our roads of recovery.
The I got back up stories
Wheelchair basketball Paralympian Amy Conroy and para-athlete Natasha White discuss how basketball changed their lives
Three-time GB Paralympian and above-knee amputee Amy Conroy meets para-athlete Natasha White to talk…
Paralympic swimming champion Hannah Russell meets para-swimmer Ethan Naisbitt
Three-time Paralympic champion Hannah Russell and S9 competitive swimmer Ethan Naisbitt meet for the…
A second away
It was January 17th. James Julius stepped out into the road, and the next thing he woke up on the si…
My Dreams Came Crashing Down
When Jeffrey Oredein found out he had to get ankle surgery at seventeen years old, his heart sunk. I…
Therapy, Sport and the Ocean. Adaptive Surfing
Adaptive surfing. Therapy, sport and the ocean. The three combined are everything. The Wave Project,…
Climbing is my Physio
As the Paralympics in Tokyo drew to a close after a fantastic year for the athletes, we daren’t forg…
Para-sport is a Massive Coping Mechanism
Suddenly not able to do able-bodied sports anymore, Natasha White discovered para-sports. …
The Strenuous Journey of Recovery
A full-time route setter in East London, Alexander Lemel, underwent hip surgery. This story is …
I Get Back Up Everytime
Nina Zeiler is a maths graduate who performs pole dancing and aerial hoop. Diagnosed with EDS a…
Perspective is a superpower
Thirty-six years old. A practising attorney, family man, and disability rights advocate in Washingto…
Climbing Changed Paraclimber’s Life Post-Accident
“I decided I wanted to be a physical education teacher, so I went to Edge Hill University in Liverpo…
Blind Athlete, GB Paraclimber and Shining Star
Registered blind since birth, due to a genetic condition called Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, Anna F…