From semi-pro motorcycle racer to brain injury survivor
26/01/18
Riding was a way of life for me; it was my main hobby and favourite way to socialise. That all changed when I was involved in an accident which left me in a coma for six weeks.
Stoned!
30/12/17
I was in so much pain that I called 999. I have never done this before ever, especially this time of year when I know emergency services are stretched, but I was so scared and in pain.
My final osseointegration trip
19/11/17
For the first time in over five years I am actually getting my body confidence back and like what I see in the mirror. Yes it is very expensive, but osseointegration is the best thing I have had done and wish I had done it earlier.
Osseointegration vlog update, part 11
22/10/17
When I first stood up I thought it would hurt, that I would feel the pressure through my bone as I pressed down but I didn't. What I did feel and still do, is a sharp trapped nerve pain.
Read more Stories
- 13/10/17 - Overcoming PTSD and getting back to biking
- 27/09/17 - Upgrade Complete EXTERMINATE!
- 28/08/17 - Nearly time for osseointegration
- 28/07/17 - Vlog – see my spud on the screen!
- 08/07/17 - Cyborg Sue
- 20/06/17 - The long road to Osseointegration
- 20/05/17 - 3 little piggis
- 30/04/17 - 5 years on!
- 26/04/17 - Burning Rubber
- 07/03/17 - Brain injury: we must continue fighting
- 03/02/17 - Big steps
- 20/11/16 - New year’s resolution achieved!
- 21/09/16 - Watch those meds!
- 16/08/16 - After operation and recovery
- 11/08/16 - I have my new socket… and operation date!
- 06/07/16 - Traveling with the leg
- 15/05/16 - No pain no gain
- 14/04/16 - Good News….for you!
- 23/03/16 - Another Operation…on my nerves!
- 16/03/16 - Being microwaved
- 04/02/16 - Stuck in the pram again!
- 05/01/16 - Back to the beginning again!
- 06/12/15 - This is the last operation… no really!
- 01/10/15 - The electric leg
- 30/09/15 - I never thought this would happen
- 15/09/15 - Accident photos below (very graphic – do not scroll down if easily upset)
- 28/07/15 - My first flight
- 08/05/15 - New hydraulic Leg
- 30/04/15 - 3 Years ago today
- 13/03/15 - So far so good
- 24/02/15 - I survived
- 10/02/15 - Pin lock review/trouble
- 08/02/15 - A pain in the leg
- 16/01/15 - The last operation… I really mean it!
- 04/12/14 - Shortening the stumpy
- 04/11/14 - Lipo done
- 12/10/14 - Plodding on
- 24/06/14 - Another op & getting out and about
- 30/04/14 - Two years on
- 23/04/14 - Return of the leg
- 17/02/14 - A weighty problem
- 06/02/14 - The revenge of Bradford Road
- 22/01/14 - New year new start?
- 02/12/13 - Still waiting for the leg
- 16/11/13 - Recovering
- 21/10/13 - My injuries a year on – WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS
- 13/09/13 - A Few More Operations
- 22/07/13 - The Hobbit took on the Mountain
- 17/07/13 - No leg yet!
- 22/06/13 - For Charity & for you
- 27/05/13 - Still Legless
- 30/04/13 - The day that changed my life forever (Take 2)
- 07/04/13 - Back on my feet again
- 12/03/13 - Two steps forward three steps back
- 27/02/13 - Another Operation
- 14/02/13 - Dark nights of winter
- 04/01/13 - New Year, New Leg
- 02/12/12 - The calm after the storm
- 08/11/12 - The long road to walking
- 27/09/12 - WARNING! Injury Photo…
- 26/09/12 - You’ve got to laugh
- 01/09/12 - Not all days are good days
- 24/08/12 - My left leg
- 20/08/12 - Just another hurdle to get over
- 20/08/12 - Suzie’s Angels
- 16/08/12 - Nose to the grind stone
- 16/08/12 - Prosthetic Fitting Part 1
- 16/08/12 - The P.A.M Aid (Rubber leg)
- 16/08/12 - The Orange Man Part 2
- 16/08/12 - Home Sweet Home?
- 16/08/12 - Meeting the ‘Orange Man’ & Breaking out
- 13/08/12 - Getting Out and About
- 13/08/12 - Suzie in Wonderland Part 2
- 13/08/12 - Post from Telegraph & Argos
- 13/08/12 - Morphine my friend & Baptisum of Fire
- 13/08/12 - Suzi in wonderland
- 13/08/12 - The day my life changed forever
