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CES Buddy Service

Our CES Buddy peer support service offers people affected CES direct support from somebody who has first-hand experience of what it is really like to live with and adjust to a new life after diagnosis.

We want you to know you are not alone and our CES Buddies are here to help. They can advise you about how to access support within the NHS and answer the many CES questions you may have.

They can support you regularly via email or phone. If you would like to speak to one of our Buddies please ring our Helpline or email Gail ([email protected])

Ginette

Ginette

Ginette is a former paramedic and lives with the permanent disabilities arising from cauda equina syndrome. Even as a paramedic Ginette struggled to get…

Lisa

Lisa

Hi! My name is Lisa Irvine. I am Mum to Rachel and wife of Andrew. I have had Cauda Equina Syndrome since April 2016 and…

Mark

Mark

I’m Mark, Living in the Cradley in the Black Country. I have had CES for 4 years and 1 month at the time of…

Robyn

Robyn

Robyn is our Liverpool support group meeting host and also works as a CES Buddy offering support to people who are newly diagnosed who…

Steve

Steve

My name is Steve Smith and before CES I had a fit healthy, active life and married with 3 children. I was a police…