A Leeds dad who suffered a life-changing injury while out mountain biking is hoping to be back home in the new year.
Joe Ashworth, 41, of Woodlesford, was out with friends in Grenoside Woods, Sheffield, when he crashed into a tree and suffered a serious spinal injury. He was assisted at the scene by Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team and Yorkshire Air Ambulance medics before being taken to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
For the past six months, the married dad-of-two has been in hospital. Initially, he was placed into a coma and was unable to breathe on his own. Eventually, he was able to talk and has since been moved to Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield.
