User Stories

Randal: Planning for an unpredictable workday

How to you manage catherization during a 10 or 12-hour shift? With an on-the-go job as a paramedic, Randal learned the art of planning for an unplanned day.

Vicky: Adjusting to life with a catheter

After learning she needed to use catheters, Vicky found it hard to believe she could live a normal life – today she is planning her next holiday adventure overseas.

Samantha: How to live well on wheels

When Samantha was involved in an accident, which left her paralysed in a wheelchair, she had to learn how to adapt to a new normal.

Meet a user: Ralph

Meet a user: Dina

Shailynn's story

Brittney's User Story

I was ashamed that I didn’t know how to self-cath and embarrassed that I was a teenager who still needed my mom’s help to go to the bathroom.

Brianna: My Journey from Nurse to Patient

My story is a bit unique - I was a new nurse at the start of my career when the accident happened. My life finally felt like it was starting, all my hard work felt like it had paid off, and everything was falling into place… until a four-second choice from a stranger changed my life forever.

Limits are a matter of perception: Bob’s journey to his ideal catheter

Limits are a matter of perception: Bob’s journey to his ideal catheter

Sharon: My journey to self-catheterization

If you’re just starting out, please be kind to yourself and know that there will be a learning curve, but it does get easier. Soon, self-cath will become second hand to you, too!

Chloe: Coloplast products help me live my life to the fullest

I tried ALL the brands and settled on Coloplast SpeediCath^® Eve because they are the most comfortable and the easiest to use. I really like how they are so small, and the triangle shape stops them from rolling off the counter.

Leanne: Finding joy in sport as a wheelchair user

Living with a disability can be hard but it can also be beautiful, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.