Real bodies social
POLE POSITION
How amputee pole champion Andrew Gregory, 48, found himself winning (and spinning) in life in the wake of a terrible motorcycle accident
As told to Thomas Stichbury Photography Francisco Gomez de Villaboa
Nineteen years ago, I had a motorcycle accident. I was riding in a foul mood after an argument with a friend. I don’t remember much, but the bike landed on top of my left leg and smashed what was below the knee to pieces; the bones came through the skin, my foot was facing the wrong way, and my leg was bent at a right angle.
I spent a month in hospital having multiple operations to try and repair my leg, but it got infected and didn’t heal well. More procedures followed (14 in total) and yet it continued to deteriorate. I had to use a walking stick and take several painkillers to be able to function and move around.
Leggete l'articolo completo e molti altri in questo numero di
Attitude
Opzioni di acquisto di seguito
Se il problema è vostro,
Accesso
per leggere subito l'articolo completo.
Singolo numero digitale
June 2020
Questo numero e altri numeri arretrati non sono inclusi in un nuovo
abbonamento. Gli abbonamenti comprendono l'ultimo numero regolare e i nuovi numeri pubblicati durante l'abbonamento.
Attitude
Abbonamento digitale annuale
€29,99
fatturati annualmente