There is no life narrative like Alex Lewis’s. With the support of his devoted wife Lucy Townsend and their kid, this man is prospering now because he was willing to persevere through all the hardships in life.
Since always, Alex and Lucy have known they were meant to be together. They felt like the happiest couple on Earth when they were married and brought their son Sam into their lives. But the course of this family’s lives changed in 2013, around the time Sam turned two.
For their part, Alex and Sam both thought they had the flu. Though the boy recovered quickly, Alex continued to feel unwell days after he first developed flu-like symptoms.
“I thought it started off as man flu and assumed it was a seasonal cold because we owned and lived in a pub and came into contact with lots of different people,” Alex told Metro.
Contents Rather than getting better, his illness got worse; he developed a fever and started to see blood in his urine.
Plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick removed skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was losing his lips in an effort to restore his mouth.
Along with being content with his life, Alex is a motivational speaker.
Contents Rather than getting better, his illness got worse; he developed a fever and started to see blood in his urine.
Plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick removed skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was losing his lips in an effort to restore his mouth.
Along with being content with his life, Alex is a motivational speaker.
Contents Rather than getting better, his illness got worse; he developed a fever and started to see blood in his urine.
Plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick removed skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was losing his lips in an effort to restore his mouth.
Along with being content with his life, Alex is a motivational speaker.
His situation did not get better; instead, it became worse. He had a fever and started to notice blood in his urine.
He went to the hospital since he felt something was really wrong, and the staff there informed him that he had a type A streptococcal infection. Regretfully, sepsis was then brought on by the infection’s profound penetration of the organs and tissue. Alex’s body was attacking itself from the inside out after developing necrotizing fasciitis, septicemia, and shock syndrome.
“I called for an ambulance, and they arrived in eight minutes. We immediately started resuscitation at the hospital, and I was advised to say my goodbyes. His wife Lucy told The Guardian that her husband’s kidneys were failing and that he would be placed on life support.
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The doctors gave a dreary prognosis. As Alex’s face and torso became black, they informed the family that there was only a three percent chance he would live.
“They wanted to give me one more night to see if I improved and they wanted to give my family a chance to say goodbye,” Alex told Metro. “They were going to turn off my life support.”
“I can’t even begin to understand the struggles Lucy and my mother faced.
“Talking to them since it happened, I believe their shock was more from not believing something so incredibly intrusive was happening so fast,” he continued.
“My family remembers seeing me in complete agony, but I don’t remember being in excruciating pain at this point.”
His left arm had to be amputated up to the elbow after it was discovered that a bacteria that consumes flesh was causing poisoning in his body. Unfortunately, Alex lost all of his limbs over the course of several months, and in order to preserve his life, physicians had to do several facial incisions.
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Alex told The Guardian, “I remember seeing my legs in the hospital and how they were getting blacker and blacker.” “I could feel the darkness creeping up to my waist. I can clearly recall my legs, but I don’t recall seeing my left arm in that state.
Plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick removed skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was losing his lips in an effort to restore his mouth.
“Eating a sandwich at night would take me approximately an hour, and that was with the nurse’s assistance,” he shared with the Daily Mail.
“My shoulder was the last area of skin that could be operated on,” he clarified. “So they used that in place of the temporary flap. My remaining skin was either scarred or needed to be utilized for grafts.
“It was a world first to have my top and bottom lips done at the same time. It resembled something akin to stuffing a bag into your mouth and then sewing the edges shut. It’s only one piece of skin. I was required to get them every three or four months following the initial procedure.
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When Sam saw how strange his father appeared, he became terrified to approach him. However, Lucy managed to explain to Sam—who was only two years old at the time—why his dad looked that way.
Alex was finally allowed to return home after spending months in the hospital. Fortunately, medical professionals were able to preserve his right arm’s elbow, enabling him to wear a prosthetic and still utilize his arm. He eventually regained his ability to talk after his lip surgery was a great success.
Lucy remarked, “That one elbow is his whole independence.”
Alex said, “I had to relearn everything.” “From learning how to put on clothes, eat, and drink to learning how to operate a prosthetic and drive a manual wheelchair on my own.”
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These days, Alex works on several software projects that make life easier for those with disabilities. Among the others, he has tested four-wheeled handles with solar power and battery assistance that were created by Southampton University master’s students.
He’s doing a lot of activities, like climbing and kayaking, and leading a fulfilling life despite his disability. Using a buggy that had been carefully modified, he scaled one of Africa’s biggest mountains in 2019.
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“Since becoming an amputee, I’ve had the good fortune to experiment with various training techniques to maintain my fitness, collaborating with physical therapists and visiting the Help for Heroes training centers,” he said to Sports Management.
“While I have received excellent coaching, nothing has proven to be as successful as EMS training—especially in such a short amount of time.
He continued, “It’s incredible how the machine helps me to engage muscles I haven’t felt since losing my arms and legs.”
“Training has made me stronger, everyday tasks are easier, and my confidence in my ability to overcome these challenges has increased.”
In addition to enhancing the lives of those with disabilities, his Wild Wheelchairs Project provides funds to support the establishment and upkeep of a wheelchair manufacturing facility in Ethiopia.
Along with being content with his life, Alex is a motivational speaker.
“I’ve realized how much I love Lucy and Sam, and I’ve lived more of a life in the last four years than I did in the previous 33,” he said to Metro.
“I am determined not to let that happen again. There were a lot of things I regret not doing while I had arms and legs. Nothing would change for me in a moment.
Sam has also grown to appreciate and be proud of his father for who he is.
We are so grateful for this courageous man’s tenacity. His narrative serves as evidence that we should always try our hardest to come out on top, regardless of the obstacles life presents.
