article_snippet: Byron Geldard said: 'It was all very surreal to be honest. '
article_snippet: When I was about to go into surgery, I had to have an epidural like a pregnant woman - it was all very weird. '
article_snippet: It's really hard to describe how it felt - you don't really come to terms with what's going on
article_snippet: , you just go along with it - it took me a while to realise what was happening to Mr Cornes. '
article_snippet: It really took It out of me - my brain was muddled and
article_snippet: Mr Geldard said: 'It was a really strange feeling to be told I was OK again - you're just sort of expected to go back to normal, but my mindset has completely changed. '
article_snippet: Mr Geldard now plans to  attend university and says Mr Geldard 'just wants to enjoy life'. '
article_snippet: It gave you an aspect of normality through everything that was going on.'