Woman Who Lost Leg After Being Knocked Down By Van Inspires North East Wide Amputee Support Group
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www.sunderlandecho.com— NE Amputee has been set up to provide specialist support and advice to those who have lost limbs and their families. It has been inspired by Dr Alison Broadbent, a former astrophysicist who had her right leg amputated above the knee after she was knocked down by a van in Acacia Road, Bishop Auckland. During her recovery Alison, aged 58, found there was a lack of peer support for amputees in the North East. Alongside expert serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell, who secured her an...
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