The tranquillity of a family vacation was shattered for Lee, a 54-year-old occupational therapist from Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf when a motorcycle accident in Thailand left him with paralysis from the waist down. The irony is not lost on Lee, who spent his career aiding disabled individuals to live independently, and now faces a similar struggle himself.
The family trip to Thailand had initially brought joy, as it was a reunion with his daughter Katie, whom Lee and his wife Clare Francis had not seen for five months. The joyful reunion, however, came to a tragic end on January 19, their last day in Thailand, when the accident occurred, dramatically altering the course of Lee’s life.
The aftermath of the accident was dire, with Lee sustaining severe injuries including broken ribs, a fractured spine in three places, and significant lung…
