Biker masked torment 'behind a smile' after horror crash changed everything

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Gary Dawson was just 19 when he suffered the road accident that would change his life forever. Enduring injuries that left him 'screaming with his eyes', the fallout from the crash would see him sink into addiction, isolation and depression.

A routine visit to his GP would completely turn things around for him. Twenty years on from the accident, he has a job, plays sport, has travelled the world - and is able to drive - despite being paralysed from the chest down.

Here, Gary gives hope to people struggling with the emotional toll of life changing injury by telling the story of his 20 year recovery journey. Lying in a hospital bed, Gary Dawson looked up at the fluorescent lights through the cracks between his eyelids.

His brain was foggy. He felt extremely confused. As he went to move his body, Gary realised he was no longer dreaming. He was paralysed from the chest down and would never walk again.