A mum, badly injured in the Manchester Arena bombing, says for her the attack 'will never go away'.
A mum who lost her finger in the Manchester Arena bombing has said she relives the attack every day.Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured when Salman AbediLisa Bridgett, from Mythno, Gwynedd, was badly injured as she waited to pick up her daughter Ashleigh.
Ms Bridgett was standing in the foyer of the arena at around 22:30 BST on 22 May 2017, when the bomb was detonated.A metal nut from the bomb embedded itself in Ms Bridgett's nose following the blast She said she doesn't recall hearing any bang from the explosion, but remembers tensing after feeling a large gust of wind hitting her.
"Then I was ushered into the inner concourse by a security guard - he told me not to look left. I did look, and it was the remains of Salman Abedi being covered up with a cardboard box."As a result of her injuries Ms Bridgett has said still has trouble sleeping because she "cannot breathe".
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