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Radio Leicester,4 mins

‘I can’t just jump out of my wheelchair and walk – every step is like a mile'

Ady Dayman

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In August 2019, Olivia Langley woke up at 3am with a pain in her back, and strange pins and needles in her legs. She later found out that she was suffering a Haematoma on her spine, which left her paralysed from the waist down. Since leaving hospital Olivia has been supported by the Matt Hampson Foundation and receiving therapy at the Get Busy Living Centre. She has now she has walked 100 steps to raise money for the foundation.

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