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The Spring issue of Forward magazine is out now!
It’s spring, the season full of promise, hope and new beginnings. So, what better way to start the season than to pick up a copy of our latest Forward magazine where we have plenty of features, stories, tips and ideas on how you can get your 2026 off to a fun and fulfilling start!
Starting new conversations: SIA has launched its first ever podcasts series ‘I Didn’t Plan On This’. Looking at the realities of living with SCI and hosted by SIA ambassador Zoe Fox and support manager Gary Dawson, the podcast features guests from across the SCI community including Paralympian couple Hannah Cockroft MBE and Nathan Maguire. If you’re new to podcasts, this is a great way to start your listening journey!
Delve into our 4-page health special on stomas. We hear from Rachel Knowles who, after years of debilitating bowel and bladder management, shares the highs and lows of deciding to have a stoma fitted. She tells us how she came to the decision to have one, why she hadn’t considered it before, and what difference it’s made to her life. We also hear from Carol Adcock, SIA specialist clinical nurse on what to consider if you think a stoma might be right for you.
Also in this issue:
• We take a sneak peek behind the scenes at how the producers of Coronation Street used SIA’s help to film the Tyrone SCI storyline
• Mental health columnist Ruth Hunt explores how wheelchairs can be the key to independence and freedom after injury
• Find out how to take part in our 2026 What Matters? survey
• Read about Ceri Love who had to wait nine long years to be properly diagnosed with an SCI
• We celebrate International Women’s Day by asking which women have helped you on your SCI journey
• Read Natalie McCreith’s beautiful reflection on the pain she has lived with and the resilience she has found within her since sustaining her spinal cord injury
• Marvellous Marathoners: meet some of the participants lacing up for SIA at this year’s London Marathon.
• Holiday review: join Rosie Mayes as she returns to one of her favourite locations; Thailand
• SIA support coordinator Lisa Boyle shares what a fulfilled life looks like to her, following her SCI
• How to get involved with new research exploring experiences of people who have received rehabilitation from a specialised spinal cord injury centre
• The 2 SCI chefs offer their favourite spring fresh recipes
• Read the latest in SCI news, research, fundraising and campaigns
• Meet the team… meet SIA’s Communications officer and marathon man Matt French
Available either in traditional printed format or as a page-turning digital edition
- UK – £24 a year for print magazine, PDF only or PDF plus print
- Europe – £29 a year for print magazine, £24 for PDF only or £29 for print and PDF
- Overseas – £37 a year for print magazine, £24 for PDF only or £37 for print and PDF
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