Before Paul was injured he worked as an HGV driver. In his spare time he had a few hobbies – scuba diving, rugby, and American football. In 2003 he sustained his injury while on a scuba diving holiday with friends. The shock of having a spinal cord injury was compounded by the fact that he was injured abroad with no idea of what was going to happen next. Paul’s wife and sister flew out to be with him. Eventually, with the help of friends, family, TV, and press Paul was able to return to the UK. Paul was admitted to the superb Oswestry SCI Centre where he was supported by the staff and was finally reunited with his children and wider family. Everyone’s recovery and rehabilitation journey is different, It certainly is not easy but through this experience Paul realised the importance of staying positive and not giving up. Paul has spent the last 9 years working in the charitable sector providing a Peer Advice and Support Service at MCSI Oswestry and the communities of the West Midlands and North Wales. In recent times Paul co-founded Peer Advice Services UK with Lee Cairns who is a close friend and colleague. They now run the charity together and deliver a world class, person centred peer advice and support service. It is important to Paul that he uses his experiences to help others touched by spinal cord injury and for him to give back to the community that helped him rebuild his world.