Alex Lewis appeared on This Morning after losing all four limbs after a horrendous infection - but has now "smashed" his recovery target and is walking on prosthetic
Alex Lewis, 34, appeared on This Morning today and it seems his heart-rending story has taken a huge turn for the best.
He’s now learned to walk again on prosthetic limbs - in time for his wedding next year.
Alex walked over to the This Morning sofa, and said: “It’s a long walk, but a wonderful walk.”
Philip replied: “It’s a wonderful walk to see, let me tell you.”
Alex said that he had “smashed” his recovery target, before explaining that his next goal is to get a knee joint and electric arms fitted.
He told Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden how he’d vowed never to get married at the age of nine - but has had to take that back after asking his wife Lucy to marry him.
“Thankfully, she said yes, so I’m absolutely thrilled.
“When I came off life support, the consultant turned to Lucy and said they needed to ask me a question to make sure I didn’t have brain damage.
“The first thing I said was ‘no’ - so they realised my brain was sound!”
Lucy’s “incentive” to get Alex to walk again was that she vowed not to marry him while he was still shorter than her without prosthetic limbs.
He’s since learned to walk again, and wants to get onto full height legs by the time he walks down the aisle in September.
Alex was left fighting for his life and lost three limbs, part of his nose and his lipswhen the normally harmless bacterial infection Group A Streptococcus, rapidly developed into multiple organ failure, septicaemia and toxic shock syndrome.
His remaining arm had to be amputated after pioneering surgery to save it.
Alex also lovingly spoke of his young son, Sam, calling him "brilliant".
For more watch the full interview on the This Morning website.
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