“It was racing against the clock”
"Having an ongoing income and being able to contribute like that was incredibly important for my self-respect"
“My attitude towards life has changed significantly in the past year”
“I’d spent two years trying to get a diagnosis for my foot problems”
"You never think something like this is going to happen to you"
“The pressure that lifted from our shoulders was absolutely huge”
‘I felt like I didn't want to burden everyone else with what I was going through’
'Sometimes the individuals can get lost in the statistics'