Doctors told pro mountain biker Paul Basagoitia he’d have to use a wheelchair, probably for the rest of his life, but he had other plans—and a camera to record his journey back to mobility. WebMD spoke with him about AnyOneOfUsHBO and his story:
. It interweaves Basagoitia’s story with a chorus of other SCI survivors, showing what it’s really like to have your life change in an instant.
WebMD spoke with Basagoitia about the film and his struggle to recover. Our interview has been edited for clarity and length.As a pro mountain bike rider, you did back flips off of cliffs on your bike. Being a risk taker, what was your relationship with danger? Had you considered the possibility that you might get severely hurt on your bike?Being on two wheels was part of my life since age two. This was something I never thought would happen.
The crash itself wasn’t even that bad—I’ve had hundreds that were a lot worse. In this one I just landed a certain way and wound up with a spinal cord injury. That’s the unpredictability of SCI, the logistics: They’re random. They happen most often in car accidents.After the accident, you were told you’d probably use a wheelchair for the rest of your life.
Behind closed doors, my biggest struggle was using the restroom. I had to self-catheter myself every three hours. I was watching the clock, dreading the next one. A lot of people who sustain spinal cord injuries would say the same.The film includes some very intimate scenes, showing you inserting the catheter and bathing. Why were you willing to expose yourself like that?The main reason was, I wanted to bring awareness to spinal cord injuries.
I was clueless about what I was facing, so I wanted to document, to show people how to do things. There’s a lot more that goes into spinal cord injury than you think. At film festivals, the majority of questions have been people thanking me for showing that stuff.In addition to traditional therapies, the film shows you trying several alternative therapies. Which did you find helpful?None. I tried everything—acupuncture, going to a different country for stem cell treatments.
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