Disabled mother says she was kicked out of Facebook group after revealing she was an amputee

Amputee mother tells This Morning she was kicked out of a Facebook group by another mum who said they couldn’t ‘babysit’ or ‘be seen with her’ when she revealed she uses a mobility scooter ahead of a trip to the park Poppy, Cambridge, says she was ostracised online after revealing her disability She had joined Facebook … Read more

Alton Towers amputee Leah Washington shares photo of day she was fitted with first prosthetic leg

Alton Towers amputee Leah Washington shares throwback snap of day she was fitted with her first prosthetic leg after the 2015 crash as fans say it shows ‘how far she’s come’ Leah Washington had her leg amputated following the 2015 Alton Towers crash She took to Instagram to share a photo of being fitted with … Read more

Amputee who lost all her limbs after a toxic reaction

A quadruple amputee – who claims she was dumped by her husband of 14 years while fighting for her life – says she’s emerged stronger.  Kim Gilliam Steele, 54, from Georgia developed sepsis after having a toxic reaction to her new medication for Crohn’s disease in 2016. Doctors had no choice but to amputate Kim’s … Read more

Double amputee ex-Royal Marine hailed hero by Prince Harry abused over disabled parking space

Ben McBean, 33, with his blue badge at the disabled parking space where he was abused A double amputee ex-Commando hailed a ‘hero’ by Prince Harry was abused by a woman passer-by as a ‘government-draining d***head’ for parking in a disabled bay with a blue badge. Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, 33, lost an arm … Read more

Alton Towers amputee, 25, announces she is expecting a baby with her fiance five years after crash

Alton Towers amputee, 25, announces she is expecting a baby with her fiance five years after losing her leg in rollercoaster disaster Vicky Balch was one of 16 injured in the Smiler rollercoaster crash in June 2015 The Lancastrian beautician feared she might never be able to have a baby But she and fiance Dino Manciocchi … Read more

ITV’s Love Your Garden faces ‘most difficult’ challenge yet to help quadruple amputee

Love Your Garden viewers are left ‘in tears’ after Alan Titchmarsh’s team dramatically transforms unusable ‘jungle’ garden for dad-of-three who lost his hands and feet to sepsis Chris Garlick, from Pontypool, Wales, almost lost his life to sepsis after falling ill with meningitis in 2017 – with doctors forced to amputate his hands and feet The … Read more

Triple amputee Iraq vet’s TikTok star wife says she’s ‘not scared’ of fraud charges

The wife of the Iraq war vet charged with stealing $350,000 from the We Build The Wall GoFundMe account to fund their lavish lifestyle says she’s ‘not scared’ of hthe case because she ‘knows the truth’.    Prosecutors allege that Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee and celebrated war veteran, was the main beneficiary of the scheme.   … Read more

Captain Tom Moore sends congratulations video to five-year-old double amputee Tony Hudgell

Captain Tom Moore sends congratulations video to five-year-old double amputee Tony Hudgell who raised £1.2m for NHS in six-mile sponsored walk Tony Hudgell was inspired by Captain Tom to walk 10km on his prosthetic legs So he was very excited when Captain Tom sent him a video to congratulate him Captain Tom and his daughter said they … Read more

Ohio police ‘hit and pepper spray’ double amputee BLM protester

Shocking moment double amputee writhes in agony on the ground ‘after being pepper-sprayed by police and having his prosthetic legs taken by cops while peacefully protesting’ Video from Sunday’s protests in Columbus, Ohio, shows double amputee laying on the sidewalk in agony with his prosthetic legs detached  According to witness accounts, police officers seeking to … Read more