A former soldier who lost both legs and several fingers in a bomb blast in Afghanistan says gaming one-handed has saved his life. Mikey Keighley narrowly escaped death during a foot patrol of scrubland while he was serving with 1 Rifles in July 2011.
The 33-year-old, from Shotton, County Durham, became a recluse after suffering complex injuries in the blast, but says he now has a thriving social life after finding a controller he can play one-handed. Mr Keighley now competes with gamers all over the world and has a growing fanbase on the streaming gaming platform Twitch, where he goes by the username MonkeyNooLegs.
He recently raised almost £1,000 for Help for Heroes during his first Twitch tournament for charity.
