SPINALLIFE

“You could choose to be negative and spend your life feeling unlucky at having an accident and feeling unlucky at not walking.

“Or you could choose to be positive and feel lucky at what you do have.

“I really do feel lucky because if my C1 broke instead of fractured then I’d not be able to use my arms - I might even have died.

“Obviously my life has changed but it has not stopped - it’s just taken a different path.

“In some ways it’s even a better path I think if the accident hadn’t happened then there’s a good chance I probably would have just worked during the week, sat in the pub at weekends and wasted my life away. Now I’m healthier, I’m helping people and I’m still able to do things I used to.

“The only difference is that now when I go to Ibrox I’m sitting right at pitch level next to the dug-outs rather than up in the stands!

“After going as low as you can and coming out the other side, I can assure you – just like all of us at Spinal Injuries Scotland can – that you don’t need legs to move in life, just a positive attitude.

“Too many people worry about their physical condition when their accident happens. But just let the doctors worry about that. ll you should focus on is your mental health because if your head is in the right place then you’re never really disabled.”

To hear more about Tony’s incredible story visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch

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