My Story...
Hi I’m Alex and I’m a marine engineer, while working out in the Caribbean in 2006 during some leisure time I went swimming and my whole life changed in an instant... I hit my head on a sand bank and broke my neck. The vertebrae at c5 fractured and c6 broke into three parts one of which damaged my spinal cord, leaving me paralysed from the chest down. More
Bumblebee tuna
June 17th, 2009 | Add Comment |

The new build has been started again – we have two weeks of brick laying – but the same with physio… more cash = progress

pennies make pounds, the main thing about the new build is – apart from my independance – i will be able to speed things up in physio, which includes the use of a treadmill

Swimming
June 15th, 2009 | Add Comment |

Again the day in the pool – things are still heading in the right direction (although not at the pace that i would like) i can work all of my muscle groups and its “free therapy” one big reason for people to give up is the high cost of everything..(especially physio) i am improving i will continue to do so! Once i’m in the new build i can incorporate a tread mill and finally alexWILLwalkagain

While swimming today i am now fully mobile in the pool i can go from my back to my front with ease.. while snorkeling i can dive down, swim lengths all completly independent of any help – i have progressed loads even from a few weeks back when i was swimming on youtube – not bad for a c5/c6 tetraplegic

sun factor
June 14th, 2009 | Add Comment |

the sun has his hat on, swim times here again, after a good BBQ and being hot in the sun.. i went in for more “hydro” my core stability is really coming on, plus more noticeably my arms (i believe this has a lot to do with the FES Bike) while swimming before i had trouble controlling the extension in my arms (due to the level of my injury – no tryceps..) my tryceps have come on loads and i can fully extend my arms straight down under water now and swim for a lot longer, building stamina and opening up the start of a self transfer without a board

my new Drill Sargent
June 13th, 2009 | Add Comment |

LEXIE

yesterday..
June 13th, 2009 | Add Comment |

9.3 miles with the FES bike………… then 1 drink in the pub turned into lots.. resulting in me all drunk and useless today – you have to go off the rails now and again

isqueez
June 11th, 2009 | Add Comment |

to really get the blood pumping a couple of sessions on the isqueez foot massager keeps things flowing around the paralyzed parts when the energys low… the weathers looking better so could swim tomorrow

Wednesday
June 10th, 2009 | Add Comment |

9.0 miles on the FES bike, then quality time with the chickens – then the rain came down…

Weather..
June 9th, 2009 | Add Comment |

it’s June.. someone needs to tell the weather, its over cast and cold so no hydro, i had a trip round bluewater (the shopping centre) thats physio in itself – its great because of the smooth floors so i can push around the shops.

the bricks and the blocks are here now (for the new build) the builder is coming on monday to take a look so things will be moving soon

Back to it
June 8th, 2009 | Add Comment |

6.3 miles on the arm bike and 9.1 miles with my legs FES Style – tomorrow i have no physio.. but today’s my Dads b/day (happy birthday dad) we are out tonight for a curry, so its not a bad thing, i hope the weathers going to be good tomorrow so i can do hydro – after a hair cut (to stay good looking!)

Sunday..
June 7th, 2009 | Add Comment |

A day off to re-coop