Laurence McDonald, Denis (PEOPLE 2022)

Had the opportunity to take a portrait of a legend of a colleague for one of our internal newsletters (at my main job) where we interview staff to get a glimpse into their lives. This one is unique as Denis got dealt a bad card a few years ago. Thanks again Denis. You are an inspiration! Read the excerpt below; “In late 2018 I suffered a stroke on my spinal cord following surgery to remove a tumour from my spinal cord. This has left me a T4 complete paraplegic, the T4 relating to the level of my injury, which is about mid chest. This means I have no feeling or function below this level. Following the injury I spent about 4 months in hospital and rehab to learn skills to allow me to return to a “normal” life such as using a wheel chair, showering and getting dressed by myself, transferring from my wheelchair into a car or bed and dealing with no longer being continent. Many of these tasks most people might take for granted and would perform without a second thought. It has been extremely rewarding to be able to return to work and undertake other activities I used to do before the injury such as sport and music.”

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