I thought the worst you could get was Tetanus...... I'm always getting cuts with dirt in. Got a serious blood infection following my accident and was told it eats the Heart valves first!!!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45358763 "Paul Houghton's right leg was amputated in 2000 after he was affected by a lethal tissue-eating bacteria. Mr Houghton learned to walk again - and golf became an important part of life but he still also uses crutches and a wheelchair. He claims Brentwood Council in Essex discriminated against him but the council is defending the legal action. Paul is lucky to be alive. In November 2000, while working as a roofer, he knelt in contaminated water and contracted the deadly flesh eating bug necrotizing fasciitis. It consumes muscle and body tissue at a rate of 0.75in (2cm) an hour. "The surgeon told me he had to operate immediately," Paul told the BBC. "He said that he had no choice but to continue cutting until he was certain he had removed all the infected tissue. "I had just two hours to prepare myself for an operation that at best I would survive with a leg missing, but at worst I would not survive at all." His right leg was amputated above the knee, and he received the last rites in hospital. In all he had five operations, some for skin grafts because his amputation was very rushed and the perfect stump could not be formed. Paul could not continue to work as a roofer and his business was wound up. "
I read that story too. Horrific... I hope Brentford Council give him a pass for his buggy so he can play golf FFS
My bro has a similar disability after a Multistrada accident 3 years ago. At a recent PIP meeting to assess his ability to walk he was asked "how far he can walk unaided?" He responded with "I've only got one leg, so I can only hop" The cunning ubiquitous nasty technician (non medically qualified questioner asker) put down that "Claimant refused to answer question fully". Luckily this was spotted by his sister and corrected ...... If I was there it would have ended up in crown court.
Or asked a question because it was procedure, rather than using common sense and eyes to write a big fat ‘0’ in that column.
