A father of two assumed tingling in his hands was pins and needles. One week later, he was paralysed

Luke Pickering, 31, pictured with partner Alix, 31, his son Lucas, four, and daughter Ivy, two - (Luke Pickering)

A father of two who assumed a tingling sensation in his hands was just pins and needles woke up paralysed a few days later – and couldn’t even close his eyes for weeks.

Luke Pickering, a mechanic from Nottingham, went to work as normal when he first noticed the strange sensation in his hands.