Paralympic Voices

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How the hospital has changed

Dot compares the Stoke Mandeville hospital site then and now.

Social life at the hospital in the 1980s

Dot recalls the social life at the hospital, with staff living in on-site accommodation at the NSIC and hosting parties for patients.

Hospital care in the 1960s

John describes being on ward 1X at the NSIC in 1964, and still returns for treatment to this day.

Rehabilitation at the Spinal Unit

Mike remembers the intensive rehabilitation regime at the Spinal Unit, and the benefit of being surrounded by others with similar injuries.

Inspiration of the Rome 1964 Paralympics

Angela remembers being inspired by the Paralympic Games in Rome while she was an inpatient at Stoke Mandeville.