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Out now - Spring issue of Forward magazine
Spring is here and, wow, do we have a bumper issue of Forward magazine on offer! Packed full of articles on the subjects we know are important to you, we also have an extra 8-pages of fab info to mark our 50th year! Enjoy!
2024 sees us reach our 50th year and what an amazing 50 years it’s been. From small beginnings in Baroness Masham’s kitchen, we have become the UK’s expert guiding voice for people living with spinal cord injury.Hear from pioneers of SIA over the years, read about SIA through the decades and check out our 50 ideas on how you can get involved with SIA in our 50th year.
Family is at the heart of this issue with our Forward Focus section dedicated to family matters – you can read our interview with social media couple George Dowell and Jessikah Lopez about their journey through IVF and the birth of their baby daughter; Shauna Kime’s story of parenting before and after SCI and get family counselling advice from our family therapist Barbara Babcock.
And another subject we know is close to your heart: work. In this issue we look at Evenbreak – a social enterprise which exists to close the disability employment gap. We also look at your work rights in the UK and what they mean for you.
Also in this issue:
- Meet our new columnist Suzanne MacLeod who will be writing a regular feature about living with an incomplete spinal injury
- Read Dorothy Parkins’ real-life story about how the SIA advocacy team helped get the care she needed for her ex-husband
- Get involved in our ‘What Matters?’ 2024 survey – help shape the work we do by telling us what matters most to you
- Read about our ageing expert Joy Sinclair’s 47 years working with the SCI community
- The latest in SCI news, research, fundraising and campaigns
- Find out how setting up a personal injury trust can protect you financially after compensation
- Join us in celebrating 10 years of SIA Healthcare
- Find out how easily you can support SIA through Make A Will Month
- Holiday review: Ever wanted to go to Egypt? Plan your holiday by reading our latest review
- Find out what SCI-related scrapes Edward Bridge-Stiller has been in this month with our comedy page, So There I Was…
- Spring dishes with the 2 SCI chefs – tips and tricks to get the most out of your spring cooking
We hope you have a wonderful spring and as always get in touch with us to share story ideas or just to let us know what you think of the magazine, by emailing us at [email protected]