Welcome to my page. I set up The Wheel Life with my best friend Pete who I went to school with all those years ago and he has been my best mate ever since. I had my motorbike accident 4 years ago and went to the Royal national Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore in London. I had a pretty shakey start when I got out as I managed to contract MRSA which meant all the metal work they put in my back had to come out, so the first 12 months of being at home really wasn't too much fun. Eventually though with the help of family and friends I slowly began to rebuild my life by just doing the basics at first. Learning to drive again, getting back to work and venturing out on my own. A big leap forward for me was when a great friend of mine was getting married and he wanted me to come on the stag do. Amsterdam seemed such a long way away but I forced myself to go and it was decision that changed everything for me. I did still have mixed emotions as I was lifted in and out of bars and clubs but it did make me realise that my home wasn't actually going to be my prison.

The idea for The Wheel Life grew from when I came back from a skiing trip to Colorado with nine other wheelchair users organised by The Back Up Trust. We all kept in touch for a few weeks but then slowly everyone got on with their own lives and contact was lost. With the explosion of Myspace, Facebook and other community sites I began to think that a site for us wheelchair users could be a great way of reaching out to others around the world.

The wheellife went live September 07 which is the 4th anniversary of my accident.