parahey MAGAZINE August, 2016 Issue 4
PAUL SPENCE: “ONE INCIDENT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ISOBELLE PALMER
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Contents Spence ‘One incident changed my 5Paul life forever’
Paul Spence tells his story of how one incident has changed his life forever but he wants to continue to help brain injury patients.
9Exclusive interview with Isobelle PalmerWe have an exclusive interview with future paralympian paradressage rider Isobelle Palmer.
Hello and thank you for picking issue 4 up we hope you enjoy reading this issue. Firstly, we would like to wish all of the paralympians who have been choosen to represent Great Britain in RIO 2016 Paralympics a huge good luck. In issue 4 we interview a wide range of disabled athletes from those who have a brain injury to a physical disability. We have an exclusive interview with a future paralympian Isobelle Palmer who is a paradressage rider.
Matt Burke
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with equipment to now a member of the coaching staff to help the club progress onto further divisions.
McNicol ‘I love the feeling of when my 16Cath team wins. Ryan Dack interviews Middlesbrough powerchair football club captain and coach Cath McNicol to find out what she loves the most about the sport.
Leaf 19Steph We interview
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Steph Leaf of how powerchair football has changed her life and about her fundraising appeal.
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Paul Spence life before his accident
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PAUL SPENCE ‘One incidient changed my life for ever’ Well, life was really good. I was in a loving relationship with Gemma for about five years and we lived together. I also had a really good job as a foreman electrician and had been at the same company since I was sixteen so had worked my way up the ranks to become a foreman. I loved the lads I was working with, so after being with them for about 16 years we were like a family. We had a really good relationship with each other. My brother was working at the same company as well, and I was on a very good salary working for some big clients such as BP Chemicals, Reckitt Benkiser and various hospitals in the region. I had a big responsibility that I loved having and I was good at my job. I have two lovely kids, Shannon and Reece, and I’m really proud of them both as they did very well at school. So before my accident, life was good. Then one incident changed my life forever.
I don’t remember anything about what had happened. I was only told by friends what had happened. It was the bank holiday weekend (Easter Sunday) and I was going out with friends and headed out of the house at 5pm. We started in Linnet and Lark to watch the football. After that we went to Garbutts as my mum was in there. My friends had all gone into town but I decided to stay with my mum and brother. We then left there and went into Pave to meet my friends. I walked in and headed towards to the toilet but, unbeknown to myself and friends, there was some friction at the bar. I went to the toilet and there was a big altercation with tables being thrown with some casualties. I came out of the toilet and a guy came in who had been involved in the fight and threw an uppercut, causing me to fly back hitting the ceramic floor.
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The force of the punch that had caused me to hit the floor caused my brain to hit my skull. This resulted in a brain haemorrhage and contusions which means severe bruising. My brother saw it happen and I was rushed into hospital and had scans. I was told by medical professionals that I was lucky to be alive at that point. They didn’t know what was going to happen to me as I was unconscious. After two or three days I woke up and started having seizures and at that point my dad thought I was going to die. I was rushed into intensive care were the doctors told my family I needed a dangerous procedure but after having a balance of stats I was lucky not to have that. I was then taken to Neuro 440 in Hull Royal Infirmary where I spent several weeks. My family didn’t know what was going to happen to me as it’s a very dangerous and life threatening injury. I was then faced with a very long recovery. In early recovery, I could function at a very basic level such as going to toilet but then I would sit down and just sit still dazing. I was more like a robot as I had no emotion which was hard for my family to deal with, especially for my partner. I had severe memory trouble - I couldn’t recall anything from the past. I was lost and confused. People would talk to me and I couldn’t understand them. I was like that for a very long time. My family was told I would have a 2-3 year recovery and I wouldn’t be like the normal me before my accident. I couldn’t speak, I was stuttering a lot and had visual and hearing problems. I was a very fragile and vulnerable man. After four months, I was able to go out by myself which was great and then I had a ‘dimmer switch’ moment where I felt I had more energy. I wanted to use that wisely so I started doing a small routine of three press-ups, three sit-ups and three squats. I felt really good from doing that as I was able to think about it. I then started getting a bus into town which I was very worried about. I kept having problems of remembering why I had gone out which, left me very vulnerable. I wanted to get some clothes I think as I had lost a lot of weight. I went into Topman to buy some trousers and bought the same outfit in six different colours as I was having a meltdown. I had no concept but an achievement in doing a task. Further into recovery I went back to work but it was far too early. Fortunately, the company
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Paul Spence running in his Ibiza Marathon Challenge
Photograph Courtesy of Paul Spence
said the lads would look after me. I wasn’t right and it was quite tough as I went from the biggest role to a very small role. The neuropsychologist had told me I would never be a foreman again due to the wide range of knowledge I would need and my memory. During my recovery I was becoming more aware, meaning I was repairing. It was a sign that I’m going to get better. The only consequence of that was I was getting depressed as I noticed I wasn’t the normal Paul I had been before. The present was pretty bleak I had no mind set for the future as it was a consequence of my injury. I felt like I had been placed in limbo waiting to get better. When I started a gym and used it as my strength everything about thinking was hard work but physical work wasn’t. I went to the gym and it was the best step I had made for myself in recovery. I worked alongside a personal trainer who tried to get me into shape to keep me positive about the future. The present was pretty bleak I had no mind set for the future as it was a consequence of my injury. I felt like I had been placed in limbo waiting to get better. When I started a gym and
ward. I completed a half marathon to help me overcome anniversary of the accident. We raised about £24,000. I lost everything; my partner, my job and everything. a lot of support to overcome depression. After two years I didn’t know what to do; I couldn’t drive and I hadn’t planned another career. I thought about the fundraising work and speaking to other brain injury victims from receiving emails from families. I started meeting brain injury victims in the local community for a coffee to help them overcome worries they had. I then met Neil Hudgell and I am always so thankful for Neil as he gave me a chance with resources, marketing and many more things to help me set up Paul4Brain and the recovery centre. Paul Spence stood outside PAUL4BRAIN brain injury recovery Centre
Photograph Taken by Kai Gill
used it as my strength everything about thinking was hard work but physical work wasn’t. I went to the gym and it was the best step I had made for myself in recovery. I worked alongside a personal trainer who tried to get me into shape to to the gym and it was the best step I had made for myself in recovery. I started looking at nutrition to help my brain recover. For example, I discovered blueberries were brilliant. The Men’s Health magazine contacted me to do a photoshoot and story about my accident. A guy in Wales was six months behind me contacted me about the article and asked me to help his son. I was on the phone with him for about an hour and I helped him, inspiring him for the future. A year and a half from that (in fact, nearly two years) the hospital did some tests to determine the long lasting implications of my injury that resulted in them telling me not to work anymore. That was really hard as it’s all I’d done from the age of sixteen being an electrician. I had to leave and that was the hardest decision to make as it didn’t feel right at all.
From doing the half marathon and many other fund-raising events, in the build up coming up to my third year in recovery I did a 26 week marathon challenge. During recovery I learnt to swim again and doing things such as breathing in water. I started off with a mile swim and using rowing machines etc. I continued to do that, building up to the marathon, and met people in Ibiza and had the four marathons I completed in Ibiza filmed for a documentary. This was to say to brain injury victims that there is hope after recovery to give out in the Paul4Brain brain injury recovery centre. The message is to keep pushing yourself there is potential at the end. It doesn’t have to be running a marathon - it could be gardening or going on long walks. I went to the NHS and told them the services for brain injury weren’t brilliant in Hull. I wrote a business plan and registered the charity. From that I was given a centre in Hull City Centre providing a community service. The plan for Ibiza part two is to potentially take some of our service users for a three marathon bike ride around Ibiza. You can donate to Paul4Brain Charity by visiting: www.paulforbrainrecovery.co.uk/
I didn’t want to hide around people and have them looking after me. I left work and I had raised a lot of money through different things for Neuro 440
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Isobelle Palmer competing in a dressage event
Photograph Courtesy of Isobelle Palmer
Exclusive interview with Isobelle Palmer Robyn Allan (RA) interviews Isobelle Palmer (IP) who aims to be part of the Great Britain Dressage team in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Para-dressage prodigy Isobelle Palmer, 15, is aiming for international success thanks to her experienced mentor Sophie Wells MBE. At only two-years-old, Isobelle found herself catching the well-known ‘riding bug’ from her mother. Initially the sport provided Palmer with an aid for her balance and coordination, but the introduction of para-dressage fuelled her desire to compete as the young equestrian fell in love with the harmony and bond that is built up between horse and rider. Palmer described the discipline as an ‘effortless dance’ and favoured its beauty above all other strands of the sport. Aged 11, Palmer was classified by the RDA as a grade 3 rider for para-dressage. An exceptional London 2012 Olympics saw her current mentor, Sophie Wells MBE, scoop team gold and two individual silver medals which inspired the jockey and henceforth went on to compete in para-dressage in 2013. Palmer is a current member of the team GB training programme, an opportunity that has given her further experience and education both on and off the horse. She is also delighted to be
part of the Lottery funded World Class programme where the expert riders’ tips and advice allow her to develop as a rider and progress into the international jockey she aspires to be. The journey for Palmer has been overseen and assisted by the master equestrian, Sophie Wells MBE. The 15-year-old has to cope with the tricky balance between training and studies but Wells ensures the balance is controlled. The partnership began as Palmer started to ride Wells’ horses Pinocchio and Touchdown. Riding and competing Pinocchio was something Palmer could only dream of when she was young. This has made her extremely grateful for the opportunities she has been given as she looks to follow in the footsteps of her supportive mentor. A bright future is predictable for the young equestrian. Palmer strives for international success and she is aiming to compete in the Europeans, the World Equestrian Games, and secure a place on the Team GB squad for Tokyo 2020.
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Isobelle Palmer with her coach Sophie Wells MBE
IP: I have experienced and learnt a lot, both on and off the horse. It has helped me to develop as a rider and I have gained a lot of knowledge from many experts which I’m very grateful for and feel very privileged to be part of the lottery funded World Class programme. programme. RA: How has your mentor, Sophie Wells MBE, assisted your progress within the sport?
Isobelle Palmer
Photograph Courtesy of Isobelle Palmer
IP:Having a mentor right at the start of my journey has helped so much. Sophie has literally been there for me every step of the way, supporting, teaching, guiding, advising and helping me through the ups and downs while I’m growing up and juggling being on the world class programme along with my studies. I think because Sophie had been through it herself, she has a great understanding of what it’s like being young and managing it all. I also get to see her journey on the road to Rio which is amazing and so inspiring.
RA: Was dressage your first choice equestrian discipline or did you try others as well?
I began training with Sophie on her horses Pinocchio and Touchdown after Coco retired last summer while I was looking for a new ride. I feel this is working really well as Sophie and I know each other very well now, I have a huge amount of respect for her, and she knows what I’m thinking often before I realise it myself. To be given the opportunity to ride and compete on Pinocchio is one I would never have dreamt of, and one I’ll always be grateful to Sophie and his owner, Dr Jackie Walker, for.
IP:Yes, dressage was my first choice equestrian discipline. I love the harmony and bond that is built up between horse and rider in dressage to create an effortless dance and the constant strive for perfection. Plus I’ve never particularly enjoyed leaving the ground!
RA: What are your hopes and aspirations for the future? IP: Initially I hope to compete internationally, then I would love to get to the Europeans, World Equestrian Games and Tokyo 2020.
RA: When did you begin competing? IP:When I was 11 I was classified by the RDA as a grade 3 rider for para-dressage. I began competing in para dressage in 2013 after being inspired watching Sophie Wells MBE and Pinocchio at London 2012 Paralympic Games.
You can follow Isobelle on Twitter where she regulars Tweets about her competing in events. Follow: @IzzyP_pararider
RA: When did you start riding? IP: I first started riding when I was just 2-yearsold. Initially it helped me with my balance and coordination, then became an obsession! My mum has always been a horsey person so I think I must have picked up the riding bug from her.
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Hull’s Lee Douglas playing snooker at a competition
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HULL TO STAGE WDBS EVENT World Disability Billiards and Snooker will stage an event in Kingston-upon-Hull for the first time this November.
people with any disability are encouraged to try snooker and receive free coaching from accredited WPBSA World Snooker coaches.
The WDBS Hull Open will be open to players of classification groups 7-8 and will be played at the Tradewell Snooker Club, located in the East Yorkshire city which has been named as the UK City of Culture for 2017.
The entry form is available to download from www.wdbs.info or you can contact chris.hornby@wpbsa.com for more information. Entries for the event close on 4 November 2016. Those who participate in the main event receive a poloshirt and a participation certificate and event finalists get medals.
The main two-day competition will be held on 12-13 November 2016 and will be the second WDBS event open to players with either visual or hearing impairments, following the Woking Open in May. At that event, Hull’s Lee Douglas finished as runner-up in the group eight tournament and was one of three players from the city to take part. As at previous events, there will also be an open day held on Friday 11 November, at which
Tradewell Snooker Centre features 14 full-size snooker tables (including one Star table), in addition to pool and darts facilities, with hot food served throughout the day. Entry is free to members of the public on both days. Give World Disability Billiards and Snooker a follow on Twitter: @WDBSofficial
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Cath McNicol with her team mates from Middlesbrough Powerchair Football Club
Cath McNicol: “I love the feeling it gives me when my team wins” Ryan Dack (RD) interviews Middlesbrough powerchair football club captain and coach Cath McNicol (CM) to find out what she loves the most about the sport. Cath McNicol has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and has been playing Powerchair Football for nine years. Cath played for Northern Thunder Blues before moving up to Northern Thunder, a team among the best in Europe, being a part of the team’s success. When playing for Northern Thunder she won top goal scorer for two consecutive seasons. In the 2013/14 campaign Cath scored 33 goals. In the 2014/15 campaign Cath scored a remarkable 53 goals in her final season as a Northern Thunder premiership player. She was then called up for the England squad boot camp. Cath left the teams success and joined home club Middlesbrough Powerchair Football Club. A
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club that she believes to have a “bright future”. Recently, Middlesbrough were promoted to the Premiership a league that Cath has invaluable experience from playing in. The Middlesbrough captain and player coach scored a total of 21 goals. RD: What do you love most about Powerchair Football? CM: I can do it myself. I don’t need an able-bodied person to help me unlike most other aspects of my life. I love the feeling it gives me when my team wins; not so fond of the feeling when my team loses. You can’t feel that rush of adrenaline when you score a goal anywhere else in your life.
England spot after getting a taste of it at St George’s Park with the England Squad in the run up to the European qualifiers - after all who doesn’t aspire to play for their country! I am also very proud of our club and all it offers to all players within the Tees-valley region. So would like to continue to support the development of our young club; from the grassroots right through to our more elite teams. RD: You moved from Northern Thunder, a team among the best in Europe, to championship team Middlesbrough PFC. What fuelled this decision and how did it feel?
Cath McNicol holding the WFA Premiership League winners trophy Photograph Courtesy of Cath McNicol
RD: Do you have any role models, in the sporting world, that you look up to and why? CM: Not really; Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson lives locally but I feel she is a million miles away from my physical abilities. I am unable to physically push a manual wheelchair or even lift my arms never mind hold a racket or throw a ball. I feel the general public tend to look to her as an example of what can be achieved within sport if you have a disability. I suppose because of this I have become more aware of athletes who have all of there limbs affected by their disability and I look to the paralympian Stephen Miller, who I feel is a great ambassador for being active and shows the world that people with severe physical disabilities can have sporting aspirations. RD: You have already achieved a great deal in Powerchair Football, what is next for you? I would like to see my team, Middlesbrough PFC, successful in our first season in premiership. I’d like to see us finish around mid table; I think we can do it! Obviously I’d love another crack at an
There were a number of factors but finances played a massive part; I was made redundant and I was travelling to Newcastle to train twice a week when there was a club on my door step here in Boro. I loved playing for Thunder and they had given me so many opportunities and experiences, we won the WFA cup and the premiership and I bagged top goal scorer for 2 consecutive seasons, but my role was very much a striker role.MPFC reached the play offs and I could see how I could be useful to them. In Boro I was able to take on the playmaker mid field role which has meant I have been able to develop my own skills as well as be a crucial part of the team that meant we could take on the challenge of promotion. How did it feel? I have to admit I didn’t like the feeling of not winning! Something that I hadn’t experienced in Thunder for a while although to be fair Boro only drew 1 and lost 2 games in the league this season. It felt good, a new challenge as I was no longer waiting to have a ball delivered for me to finish; I was delivering the balls working with my team mates to defend and attack and directing my wingers to finish! It feels good playing in the team I helped to set up too; a young team with a bright future I hope. If you are on Twitter give @boropfc a follow to receive results, fixtures and club news.
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Steph Leafe powerchair footballer for East Riding Electric Eels
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STEPHanie LEAF: “i’m currently fundraising to help me travel to away matches and daily activities” Sport can be a positive outlet for many people, and brings people from different backgrounds and abilities together. Ryan Dack interviewed East Riding Electric Eels player Stephanie Leaf to find out what impact sport has had on her life. Steph Leaf, 24, lives in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire has only been playing powerchair football since January but, it has already had an impact on her life. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia, an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to her nervous system. With the ability to drive after passing her driving test, has recently been declined funding from Motability to enable her to compete competitively in powerchair football and give her more independence in her daily tasks. Steph admits since joining Electric Eels she feels
more confident to meet people which are something she struggled to do before being involved in sport. She said: “I’ve come out of my shell and get to meet other people in similar situations as me. I feel more confident meeting and talking to other people since I started playing.I wasn’t involved with any sport before Powerchair Football. “It’s another thing I can do, just differently to others, it’s a great feeling to be involved. Many people with different challenges find their own way to be able to play as part of a team. Everyone helps each other out, so just give it a go.”
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Steph Leafe at a mobility roadshow event
Photograph Courtesy of Stephanie Leaf
Steph said that she would like to play Powerchair Football at a competitive level but is being prevented.
You can support Steph’s appeal by donating online to help her reach the target of £9, 995 visit: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/stephanie-leaf?utm_id=65
She is currently unable to make it to away matches as she has no means of getting there. The powerchair footballer applied for a vehicle that would meet her needs from Motability, but later found out she was not entitled to any financial support towards the ideal car for her.
Give Steph a follow on Twitter to see how your fundriaisng appeal and powerchair football progress throughout the year.
She said: “I applied for a drive from Wheelchair vehicle so that I could travel from A to B. I found out that I’m not entitled to financial help towards an accessible vehicle.” She continued: “So I’m currently fundraising so that I can get my own transport and attend away matches.” It’s clear that Powerchair Football has had a big impact on Stephanie and helped her in many ways. It’s evidence that access to a sport can be a powerful tool and has a positive impact on people’s lives.
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PAN Disability Football Sessions Peter Allison contact details: 07798 884500 Website: www.eastridingfa.com Twitter: @eastridingfa
Cottingham Rangers U16s Disability Football Carol Holcombe contact details: 01482 709309 Website: www.cottinghamrangers.co.uk Twitter:@CottRangers
Special Olympics City Of Hull Janet Nolan contact details: 01482 871349 Website: www.fdso.co.uk/special-olympics Twitter: @activehull
East Park Inclusive Cycling Project Booking contact details: 01482 331967 Website: www.thisiseastpark.weebly.com Twitter: @hullccinfo
Sproatley Juniors U16s Disability Football Chris Turner contact details: 07782171606 Website:www.pitchero.com/clubs/sproatleyjuniorsfc/ Twitter: @SJFCPanDisFooty
East Riding Electric Eels Powerchair Football Club Andy Fox contact details:07778321618 Website: www.eastridingelectriceels.co.uk Twitter: @erelectriceels
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