I’m determined to have a good SEX LIFE

‘I’D NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN’

Lying on a faux-fur throw, my date gently kissed me. After a romantic meal, we’d come back to mine to take our fledgling relationship to the next stage. We were just like any other couple, enjoying being intimate – apart from the fact that I’m tetraplegic, meaning I’m paralysed from the chest down with very limited movement in  my arms, although I’m still able to have sex and even climax.

I’m very open about the fact I enjoy sex, but that admission has been met with disbelief at times. There remains a stigma around disabled people having sex, and I want to dismantle that.

Before the accident