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Motorbike enthusiast survives horror collision that had a “99 per cent chance of death” – and defies paralysis to see his brother wed

Brotherly love knows no bounds for a paralysed motorbike enthusiast who was determined to see his younger sibling tie the knot despite his attendance needing nearly as much planning as the wedding itself. Left with a bent neck and paralysed from the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 08:25

Health

Teacher who became paralysed a month after getting pins and needles in his limbs can now only walk with a frame

A theatre teacher in his mid-forties who became paralysed a month after getting pins and needles in his limbs, going from being a “well-functioning adult to a baby”, can now only walk for a few minutes at a time with a walking frame and has said ...

10 Oct 2023 at 07:00

Health

Paralysed musician hopes to score Disney film with her tongue after spinal cord looked like ‘acid had been poured on it’

A quadriplegic musician whose rare condition caused her spinal cord to look like “acid had been poured” on it now composes music using her tongue and dreams of scoring a film for Disney. In December 2014, Grace Fisher, now 26, who lives in ...

04 Sept 2024 at 06:39

Shocks

Dad paralysed after ladder fall in his 20s who turned to drugs says ‘it’s not about the fall, it’s about the bounce’

A father-of-two left paralysed from the waist down in his mid-20s after falling 10ft from a ladder at a construction site, who then turned to alcohol and drugs as a coping mechanism, has said he is “celebrating rather than commiserating” ...

22 May 2023 at 07:00

Health

Dad told he may never walk again after bike crash now completes marathons after ‘hallelujah moment’ when his toes moved

A dad who faced life as a quadriplegic after being paralysed in a cycling accident now raises money for the NHS with physical challenges such as an ultra-marathon after a “hallelujah moment” in which he saw his toes move. Rae Saleem, 48,...

14 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Quirky

Teen paralysed after 50ft motocross jump went wrong says racing with disabled drivers ‘best thing in the world’

A teenager who was paralysed after a 50ft motocross jump went wrong now competes in car races with a team of competitive disabled drivers using hand-controlled pedals. Noah Cosby was just 16 when he attempted the jump at his homemade ...

05 Jul 2023 at 07:00

Paralysed men stand, walk and swim again thanks to new implant

Paralysed men have been able to stand, walk and even swim again thanks to new technology that restores movement within hours. Implants controlled by artificial intelligence stimulated the area of the spinal cord that activates the ...

07 Feb 2022 at 17:25

Health

Teenager paralysed overnight due to ‘one-in-a-million’ condition defies doctors to walk again and returns to stage

A teenager left paralysed overnight by a “one-in-a-million” condition and told she may never walk again has defied expectations and returned to the stage to pursue her dreams. Nicola Harvie’s daughter, Jessie-Lou, 14, from ...

15 Sept 2025 at 18:52

Health

Paralympian left paralysed in 20s fundraises for device for ‘feeling of freedom’ again after 50 years in wheelchair

A Paralympian who was left paralysed from the waist down after attempting to take her own life by jumping off a roof is fundraising for a mobility device to give her the “feeling of freedom” again after 50 years in a ...

15 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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