A St John Ambulance volunteer who was told as a child that he would not walk has “[proved] to others that having a disability doesn’t mean you can’t do things”, after he walked 10km to complete his gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Tom Tanner, 20, from Shawbury, Shropshire, who dreamed of being an RAF pilot, trekked during last year’s summer heatwave using crutches and an all-terrain wheelchair to undertake his outdoor expedition in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.He has since undergone several surgeries, including spinal surgery to reconstruct his ankle, and now uses a splint to help him walk.
“I overcame the challenges of walking distances – I used my crutches and also had the use of an all-terrain wheelchair for the longer distances.Mr Tanner, a healthcare assistant at The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, Shropshire, said there were many “up and down moments”, particularly as he and his group were lost for more than two hours after getting stuck on a map-reading exercise.
“We’ve sat many times at a hospital bed, when none of the surgeries have really worked, and Tom has never complained, he always has a go,” Ms Tanner, who is a nurse at the same hospital at which Mr Tanner works, said. National DofE manager at St John Ambulance, Richard Salter, who sought a reduced mobility expedition to allow Mr Tanner to take part, and found funding from a DofE grant, said Mr Tanner is “an inspiration”.
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