Pick Me Up!

One less problem without you…

As I put the bottle of Prosecco on ice, my first guest rang the front doorbell.

Taking a deep breath, I checked my lipstick in the mirror and smoothed down my new outfit.

That night, I was throwing a bash no one would forget–a ‘goodbye hand’ party to celebrate its amputation!

For nearly 20 years, I hadn’t been able to use my right hand at all.

However, I knew I was lucky to be alive after a horrific car accident in 1999, when I was 22.

Driving home from a day trip to Brighton, my tyre blew out while I was going 70mph along the A23.

Thankfully, I’d managed to avoid hitting any other cars and

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