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Alok had a car accident in 2007, aged 32. A serious spinal injury left him tetraplegic and confined to bed. He has a suprapubic catheter and lives in residential care. He voluntarily helps people with their computer problems via his website.
Alok is married and lives in a residential care home. He has a daughter. Ethnic background / nationality: Indian.
In 2005 Dave had a severe spinal cord injury. He was aged 25. He had a urethral catheter for about three months. This was then changed to a suprapubic catheter, which Dave finds quite easy to manage. He changes it himself at home with the help of a carer.
Dave is a financial consultant. He is married. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Vicky became paralysed after a skydiving accident in Spain when she was 31. She feels self-conscious about her leg bag and would welcome a newly designed catheter that does not need a leg bag. She had a urethral catheter at first and then a suprapubic.
Vicky is single and lives with a full-time carer. She is a trustee of two charities. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
In 1988, when he was 16, Ian broke his neck whilst playing rugby and became paralysed. He had a suprapubic catheter for 5 or 6 years and then a urethral catheter. Later, he was fitted with suprapubic catheter again, which he has had for over 10 years.
Ian is married. He lives with his wife and full-time live-in carer. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Iain was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1994 at the age of 18. He used intermittent catheterisation for about 5 years and was then fitted with a urethral catheter, which he had for about 8 months. He has used a suprapubic catheter since 2009.
Iain is a married IT Officer. He works for the local council. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
