About this episode

Dean shares his experience of losing both legs due to an illness and how he and his wife found hope in their new reality.

'I love going for walks, but when I walked down to the beachfront that morning I had no idea that I was going to lose my legs.' How would you cope if you suddenly lost both your legs? What changes would it bring to your life and relationships? Dean talks about his near-death encounter with an illness that ended up taking both his legs. Together with his wife, they share how they found renewed hope in a future without legs.

People in this episode

Guest: Dean

Topics covered

• loss
• resilience
• hope
• relationships
• illness
• adaptation

Keywords

• loss of legs
• near-death experience
• hope
• illness
• relationships
• adaptation

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