How to help people find their dignity and confidence
September 20 2023
An advocate for boosting disabled people’s self-esteem and confidence, Marica Hall started the Ny Resurs initiative, providing staff at sports events. More recently, Marica founded the Team Resurs organization, providing job placements for adults with a disability, bolstering skills, confidence and experience. Marica has a neurogenic condition herself, and shares her experience and knowledge to lift everyone’s understanding of how capable people are.
Topics: Neurogenic bladder, Intermittent Catheterization, Diversity, quality of life
With my bowel management routine, I can manage anything
April 20 2022
For me, bowel management has always been part of the game, says 22-year-old Swiss handcyle road race champion, Fabian Recher. Born with Spina Bifida, a malformation of the spine, he has used a wheelchair from an early age and he loves to swap it for a mountain bike, cross-country skis, or his favourite piece of equipment, the handcycle.
Topics: Bowel management, Transanal irrigation (TAI), Spina Bifida, Neurogenic bowel, quality of life, parasports
How I keep my positive outlook after a spinal cord injury
February 16 2022
Incredible energy and positivity. This describes Layth, 44, who sustained a spinal cord injury 5 years ago while bike riding with his friends around the Bamburgh Castle area.
Topics: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), quality of life, Transanal Irrigation
A journey from hell
May 30 2021
"I would feel anxiety in my stomach beforehand, and then I knew it was urgent. In the days leading up to these cramping symptoms, I could go to the bathroom up to ten times a day, yet all that came out were pea-sized amounts. I felt like I constantly needed to go to the bathroom."
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Topics: Neurogenic bowel, Bowel dysfunction, Multiple Sklerose (MS), quality of life
Advice when choosing a catheter - what to look for
March 31 2021
When you're new to catheterization, it makes sense to know what makes one catheter more right for you than another. For most people, starting with Intermittent Catheterization (IC) involves an initial adjustment of the daily routines to the new treatment. Michael Kerr, Paralympian and Wellspect Ambassador uses Intermittent Catheterization, and we asked him about the choices he has made in selecting the best catheter for him.
Topics: Bladder dysfunction, Intermittent Catheterization, UTI, quality of life, Incontinence
