the Manchester Evening News reported.Matthew had been attempting a flip when he damaged his spinal chord, with medics telling him he may never walk again.
He has been recovering in hospital for the last ten weeks, unable to see friends or family. "I am just learning how to get myself dressed and in and out of my wheelchair with the help of physiotherapists," Matthew said."I don't think any of it has really sunk in yet.
There have been lots of ups and downs. "I am a mobile hairdresser and obviously I have no income at the moment because I am stuck in hospital and unable to work. "Even when I come home, now that I am in a wheelchair it is going to be very difficult to do hair."Matthew added: "I would just love to get any kind of normality.
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