Former British, European & World Martial Arts Champion Dave Mears (59) has thanked workers at Peterborough Metropolis Hospital for serving to him be taught to stroll once more following a leg amputation.
Dave has persevered by way of a collection of well being challenges over the past two years which have finally seen him lose his left leg above the knee to an an infection referred to as Osteomyelitis.
He was first admitted to hospital with the life-threatening sickness earlier than later returning for rehabilitation, the place the workers are serving to him to be taught to stroll once more with a hi-tech prosthetic leg value over £3000.
Dave, who now lives in Bourne after spending three months in hospital and present process 4 main operations, stated: “All of the workers have been completely marvellous and the aftercare was been faultless.
“They’ve been an enormous assist to me as a result of the entire course of has been very robust each bodily and mentally. I’ve super gratitude.
Now that Dave is beginning to get again on his ft, he has been capable of return to one in every of his passions- images.
Alongside successful a number of world titles and representing the Tae Kwon-Do Affiliation of Nice Britain as Dave “Machine Gun” Mears, he has held a number of jobs in a diversified profession together with Paratrooper within the Military Parachute Regiment and media supervisor in Bangkok. He has additionally accomplished picture shoots with a number of well-known faces together with former Snooker legend Jimmy “The Whirlwind” White.
He’s now comfortable to be voluntarily photographing Bourne City and Peterborough Ladies’s (who’re based mostly at Bourne’s Abbey Garden floor) matches.
He added: “I really like images. It’s nice for my psychological well being. That is what the nurses spoke about, not sitting at residence and getting depressed and I stated, that’s simply not me.
“I’ve had an awesome life and I’m nonetheless standing. The phrase I at all times keep in mind is what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.
“Being concerned with Posh Ladies specifically is so nice due to all they and Bobby Copping do for psychological well being consciousness.
“I do know what it’s like making an attempt to emerge and be seen. I spent so lengthy making an attempt to get an agent solely to be instructed there was no cash in martial arts. So, I like to assist elevate their profile wherever I can. They’re an awesome facet.”
