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Since the motorcycle crash that left her paralysed from the chest down Melanie's life has been one of extremes. On the down side she has endured 5 horrific months of despair and indignity in rehabilitation undergone a colostomy at 23 been in another serious car crash suffered syringomyelia and the terrifying prospect of full quadriplegia been diagnosed with breast cancer and broken several bones.
On the plus side however she's won medals in athletics for Wales been humbled and inspired by Falklands veterans at RAF Chessington raised thousands for charity become a major disability poster girl in America dabbled with the film world and been screen tested for a movie met the Queen and set up her own rehabilitation charity whose patrons include the acclaimed actor Michael Sheen Dame Tanni Grey Thompson and former Welsh Rugby captain Gwyn Jones.
She has also against all the odds found lasting happiness having fallen in love with and married the surgeon who 25 years earlier told her she would never walk again.
Unfortunately this item is either out of print or no longer available from our regular suppliers, we can no longer obtain stock of this item, and have sold out of stock in our stores. You may be interested in our similar titles below. | ISBN 13: | 9780007317523 |
| ISBN 10: | 0007317522 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 350 |
| Dimensions: | 197 x 130mm |
| Released: | 01/08/2011 |
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