Link (Spinal Injuries Association)

Link, created in support of someone very highly regarded in BMM‘s workshop, Casey Gemma.

In April 2021, Casey had a mountain bike accident resulting in T8 complete paraplegia.

An injury like this is so rarely met with such openhearted positivity, we were floored by Casey’s honesty & determination.

After a silly amount of deliberation as to how BMM could offer some support… Link was cast & Casey chose the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA).”SIA” @spinal_injuries to be the donations recipient.

Casey’s kindly written a few words about her experience with SIA, detailing a few of the services they offer & how invaluable their support is. Please read below & visit their website for more information.

Link was cast into solid Sterling Silver directly from a used mountain bike chain link; hallmarked, oxidised & hung from either an 18″ or 24″ curb chain (or without a chain so you can add it to your own!)

£15 from each sale goes to SIA.

A note from Casey:

“I have chosen the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) as my chosen charity as they have been a huge source of support for me from the very early days after my accident. While I was in spinal rehab, one of the SIA team came to see us newly injured folk and was a huge help to me personally. It was really nice to meet somebody who had already lived that nightmare and was living a full life! He also gave me so much advice in terms of home accessibility, getting back to work and funding.

Since returning home, I have had help from the team with continence issues and counselling for me and the offer of future counselling for my partner/ family. It has been hugely helpful to have some emotional support from somebody who also has a spinal injury, which is one of the brilliant things about this charity.

Finally, ALL of my medications and continence supplies are provided by the SIA for free! The package turns up at my door monthly and has made the whole hassle of me ordering different products and subscriptions a whole lot easier. I’m so grateful to the SIA!”

Thanks to you guys we can support causes such as @spinal_injuries & proudly add Link to our charity collection.