31/05/2026
20 years ago I was told I might never walk again.
Aged 19, a quad bike accident left me with a spinal injury, paralysis and a pair of NHS crutches that hindered, not helped me to move.
The immediate aftermath was all about what I’d lost and what I’d never get back and yet the life I have now looks nothing like the doctors described from my hospital bed.
I walk, I work, I found someone who sees me, not my disability and I became a mum - the very thing I wanted most and feared most at the same time.
Only a year after my accident, my mum Clare and I built better crutches - Cool Crutches is now 19 years old, but honestly, it’s only just beginning.
I sadly can’t tell you there is a magic pill that makes things better, honestly what happens to you is out of your control. BUT what you do next isn’t.
Hit follow if you want the warts-and-all version of building the brand I needed, but could never find 🤍
