VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Man who broke neck home after 11 months
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Published Date:
21 May 2008
By Kirk Ward
A Pound Hill man who broke his neck in three places, two days before his best friend's wedding has finally left hospital – 11 months after his horrific accident.
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Maintenance engineer Simon Heavens, 28, was paralysed from the chest down after he slipped by a swimming pool in Cyprus in May 2007.
Two weeks ago the former Hazelwick student finally left hospital, still in a wheelchair, but having regained movement in his arms and hands.
Simon, of Tennyson Close, said: "I think I've been fortunate really.
"Things could have been a lot worse. When I was in hospital all I had to do was look at the beds either side of me. One person might be better off but there is always someone worse off.
"It was a lot of hard work, and there were times that I was at a really low point, you know. Things like sitting are really difficult because I have no trunk muscles.
"All the therapy was hard work but you can either do one of two things. You can embrace it all and do as much as you possibly can or close the door on life."
Full story in this week's CCrawley Observer
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21 May 2008 11:06 AM
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