article_snippet.sent: and I'd be fine in a minute or two. '
article_snippet.sent: Luckily, the car behind us was driven by a physio for Leicester Tigers' rugby team and Charlotte Roach took a look at me.
article_snippet.sent: Effectively, I was drowning
article_snippet.sent: and I was running out of time to live.
article_snippet.sent: I still had holes in my chest that needed to be re-dressed and repacked by doctors every day.
article_snippet.sent: One day, despite my mum's protests, I decided to walk to the doctors.
article_snippet.sent: My neighbour had to come round to tie my shoes as I couldn't bend down. '
article_snippet.sent: I started walking but had to stop after around 400m.
article_snippet.sent: That's when it hit home how little I could do.'
article_snippet.sent: I later found out that, after the accident, doctors called my parents to say I may not survive.
article_snippet.sent: I think I was the only person who didn't think I was going to die.'