A West Lothian woman and member of the armed forces has spoken of how competing at the Paralympics as a sit skier restored her confidence after experiencing a below the knee amputation.
Shona Brownlee, from Livingston, was injured during the final exercise of her RAF basic training. At first the ankle injury seemed as though it was not of major concern but 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. She says that the life-changing injury was followed by being informed about the things she would no longer be able to do.
