In the months following my discharge from the Spinal Injuries Unit I felt an inner peace which belied the magnitude of the events of the months previous. So much of life seemed familiar which brought comfort and inner confidence. I was keen to explore my surroundings and for the first time in my life I was being motivated by the gains I was clearly seeing from daily exercise. I had never felt fitter at any time in my life. It all came from pushing myself in my wheelchair everywhere. I was out on daily fact finding missions. I made it my mission to learn as much as I could about the built environment. In academic terms I knew my spinal unit experience was foundation level, general principles. In the limited time I had been a patient at the SIU, I had only scratched the surface of what I could expect to experience outside. It was up to me now following my discharge that I graduated with full Honours, as I saw it. I was never particularly academic when it was required of me. T...