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Debbie Hall & Jacob Farr

Inspiring West Lothian woman finds new lease of life as Paralympian after amputation

An inspiring amputee has told how competing in the Paralympics restored her confidence after a horror accident in the RAF.

Shona Brownlee, from Livingston, was a former member of the Royal Air Force when she broke her ankle during a final training exercise.
After it failed to heal, she developed complications which led to the below-knee amputation. Devastated by the incident, she feared that her career in the armed forces was over before it had the chance to get off the ground.

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