From "You'll never walk again" to a marathon
In the last 6 years, Andrew, from Sheffield has faced and beaten cancer and managed epilepsy and atrial fibrillation. Then in July 2009, Andrew had a routine operation to repair a prolapsed disk and an MRI scan showed that he'd suffered massive damage to the nerves at the bottom of his spinal cord.
This left him paralysed from the waist down. Andrew, a keen runner and cyclist, was told he would be wheelchair bound for life. But, with help from Fitness First and his physiotherapy team, Andrew’s progression has been phenomenal and he has recently entered into the Edinburgh marathon.