Did you feel like you lost your identity after the incident?

Have you always been motivated and driven?

How long can you stand/walk on your legs?

How old were you when you joined the army?

Did you black out after you stepped on the IED?

When do you put your legs on and take them off?

Did you lose any other parts of your body?

What country were you in when it happened?

What were your thoughts, feelings and emotions at the time?

Would you change anything that has happened to you?

If you knew that this was going to happen to you, would you still have gone into the army?

Did you have to relearn anything after the accident?

How did you get to safety and how did your team support you?

Did having your legs blown off make you less confident?

Did it take you a long time to come to terms with what had happened?

How did losing your legs affect you as a person?

Have you had to change your mindset at all?

Did you ever wonder if you would be the same person again?

How did it feel when you used a wheelchair for the first time?

Were there ever times that you felt overwhelmed?

What advice would you give to someone who has a friend or family member that's newly disabled?

Did you feel your independence had been taken away from you?

Did you feel angry about what had happened?

How did it feel when you went home for the first time after leaving hospital?

Did people struggle to know what to say to you when they saw you?

Did it take you time to accept what had happened?

Were you in lots of pain immediately after you stepped on the IED?

When did you start thinking about a career outside of the army?

Were you in lots of pain when you first went home?

Did you feel sorry for yourself or resent others?

How long did it take you to accept your disability?

What was your biggest challenge following your incident?

How did your wife and family support you?

How did it affect your relationship with your wife?

Were your relationships affected after your accident?

Did you rely on loved ones to help you after leaving hospital?

Did your wife notice a change in you as a person?

Did losing your legs stop you doing things with your children?

Would you listen to people who were trying to help you?

Did your accident affect your relationship with yourself?

Did you find it hard to accept support at times?

Did you ever struggle with your mental health before the accident?

How can I manage the conversation with someone asking about my disability?

How did losing your legs affect your mental health?

Did you ever just think 'what's the point?'

How did you stay positive during the hard times?

If you have bad days, what are your coping mechanisms?

How did leaving the army affect you mentally?

Did speaking about how you feel make you feel better?

How did you get to the point of acceptance and move forward?

How did it feel when you first put on your legs?

Stephan Van Neikerk