Pretty Helen s a women of without 2 legs. She missed her legs by her own idea. “When she lost her legs she thought her life was over, but now she have so much to live for,” she said. A woman who lost both her legs in an attempt to take her own life has spoken of her joy at recovering and becoming a mum. Pretty Helen Galsworthy was just 18 years old when she walked on to the tracks close to her home in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Suffering from depression and addicted to cocaine, she wanted to end her life. But she moved just as the train approached taking off both legs below the knee. Incredibly, Helen was conscious for just long enough to see her detached legs lying on the track.
Thankfully, a passing dog walker found her and she was rushed to hospital. Now, seven years later, 25-year-old Helen says she can finally talk about the ordeal and coming to terms with being an amputee. And she is moving on with her life after having a little boy, Thomas. Woman who lost legs in suicide attempt finds happiness after becoming a mum Helen Galsworthy lost both her legs after lying in front of a train when suffering from depression. Thomas has made me realise that I’m here for a reason. She said: “Strangely I felt really happy. I was more at peace than I had been for a long time.
She just lay down and shut my eyes and put some music on waiting for when I got hit by the train, but it didn’t go to plan. She moved slightly at the last minute and ended up with just my legs across the tracks. I just remember thinking, ‘Oh god, I’ve really messed this up’. I could see a lot of blood and the end of my jeans were cut off. It was agonising. After six weeks in hospital Helen was discharged, but she struggled to cope without her legs.
Helen said: “I didn’t think anyone would want me and I thought I’d never be able to achieve the things I had wanted in life like getting married and having children. For a long time life was unbearable until 2011 when I fell pregnant with Thomas. Thomas wasn’t planned and I thought I had put my body through too much to ever be able to conceive. And now Helen has started university again, and is studying for a degree in criminology.studying for a degree in criminology.
Thankfully, a passing dog walker found her and she was rushed to hospital. Now, seven years later, 25-year-old Helen says she can finally talk about the ordeal and coming to terms with being an amputee. And she is moving on with her life after having a little boy, Thomas. Woman who lost legs in suicide attempt finds happiness after becoming a mum Helen Galsworthy lost both her legs after lying in front of a train when suffering from depression. Thomas has made me realise that I’m here for a reason. She said: “Strangely I felt really happy. I was more at peace than I had been for a long time.
She just lay down and shut my eyes and put some music on waiting for when I got hit by the train, but it didn’t go to plan. She moved slightly at the last minute and ended up with just my legs across the tracks. I just remember thinking, ‘Oh god, I’ve really messed this up’. I could see a lot of blood and the end of my jeans were cut off. It was agonising. After six weeks in hospital Helen was discharged, but she struggled to cope without her legs.
Helen said: “I didn’t think anyone would want me and I thought I’d never be able to achieve the things I had wanted in life like getting married and having children. For a long time life was unbearable until 2011 when I fell pregnant with Thomas. Thomas wasn’t planned and I thought I had put my body through too much to ever be able to conceive. And now Helen has started university again, and is studying for a degree in criminology.studying for a degree in criminology.
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