'I was absolutely terrified I'd never walk again - now I'm running the London marathon'

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A Yorkshire woman's life was thrown into chaos after a back injury left her in agonising pain, with doctors telling her she'd never run again.The 51-year-old faced an uphill battle when she was left in excruciating pain and unable to walk for three months.

Lucy Evans, from Yorkshire, was struck by back pain ten years ago, but things took a nightmarish turn when lifting a bag of compost caused her back to give out.

At just 40, Lucy found herself crawling on all fours in an attempt to get back into her house, reports the Mirror.The terrifying experience rendered Lucy, who works as a chief customer officer, completely immobile, forcing her to endure three torturous months without walking and starting each day with painkillers. "I couldn't move for three months.

It was horrific, it got to the point that I couldn't sleep and couldn't get upstairs to bed," Lucy shared. "I was waking up and having painkillers and felt like I was in and out of a comatosed situation.