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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 20 MIN

From Common Cold To Quadruple Amputee: How I Got My Life Back

from Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott · host Zara McDermott

Support Resources:Samaritans -- 116 123 -- samaritans.org.ukDrinkline -- 0300 123 1110Adfam -- adfam.org.ukIn November 2013, after contracting what he thought was a common cold, Alex Lewis woke up unable to move. In the ICU, he was diagnosed with Strep A and told that he had a 1% chance of survival. Against all odds, Alex survived, at the cost of all four of his limbs and parts of his face.Today, he is a passionate advocate for disability tech and an extreme sportsman, working with universities to develop new assistive technologies with each extraordinary challenge he undertakes. 

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