New gym sessions are helping people who have had life-changing surgery get fitter.
An amputee who said she felt too embarrassed to enter a gym because of how she looked has urged other people in the same position to join a new charity fitness class.
The grandmother of seven has now helped launch a weekly fitness session for the charity in Norwich at a gym set up specifically for people with disabilities. "I didn’t feel very confident – yes, I’ve got a very bright socket because I’m loud and proud of my leg – but I still didn’t have the confidence to go through that door."
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