Proving Everyone Wrong

26 year old Nick Carr was told he would never walk again after he was diagnosed with encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, when he was three years old.

Now he’s proved everybody wrong by taking his first steps in front of an emotional crowd, joining his friends Keith Cornick and John Williams on part of a charity walk.

Charity Fundraiser

Nick, from Truro in Cornwall, undertook a gruelling training programme which took almost 12 months and culminated in his first walk for 23 years.  He was able to join two of his friends over a 20 metre segment of a 1,000 mile charity walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End.

The trio raised a huge £10,000, which went towards fundraising efforts for a new, state-of-the-art Sir Ranulph Fiennes Centre of Challenge and Inspiration, in Truro, Cornwall. This ambitious project aims to offer unique facilities to enable people with disabilities to access a range of sports and leisure activities, including scuba diving in a specially designed dive tank.

The unique environment of the planned centre aspires to allow people of all abilities to experience exciting activities that some wouldn’t normally have a chance to try.  Whether it’s in their expansive dive tank, thrilling ‘wave rider’ or indoor sky diving chamber, the range of features are all designed to be inclusive.

The team behind the centre recognises that some disabilities are the result of high risk jobs or hobbies and that many still crave the thrill of an adrenaline rush.  With this in mind, the Centre of Challenge allows people to remain physically active regardless of their abilities.

Tough

Nick comments: “My part in the walk was incredibly tough and very painful.

“I knew there were a lot of people watching me but I was focused on getting the walking done.  It felt amazing to do this for such a worthy cause.”

Well done Nick – what a marvellous effort!