Michelle Moffatt was prepared to travel to an assisted dying facility as she struggled to come to terms with her life-changing condition 😔
A Dumbarton mum who was left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up a pen' at work sunk into a deep depression and was prepared to travel to an assisted dying facility as she struggled to come to terms with her life-changing condition.
READ MORE: Historic Glasgow cricket club running for 145 years face eviction in 'massive loss' to community She said: “I felt like I couldn’t be a proper wife to my husband, or a real mum and believed I was a burden to everyone. “At first I didn’t think they would help me because I hadn’t broken my back in a horrible accident - I’d just bent over to pick up a dropped pen from the floor. But I sent off an email anyway and they got back in touch telling me that they had peer support groups.
Michelle, who is now an ambassador for the charity, said: “Spinal Injuries Scotland literally saved my life. Looking back at how I was feeling just over a year ago, it’s as if it was another person. It’s amazing what peer support can do.
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