Man forced to live with halo ring screwed into skull after falling over garden fence

mirror.co.uk:

A man living with a halo ring screwed into his skull after falling over a garden fence says it's an "absolute nightmare" but he's "blessed" to be still be alive.

Dave Saffin, from Monmouthshire, Wales, had visited a friend’s garden on February 1 when he tripped over the fence while walking backwards and now he’s spent the last month living with a ring screwed into his skull to hold his head, neck and spine in place. “It’s an absolute nightmare, there is so much pressure on my head,”he told Wales Online. "The hospital staff have given me a tool kit and screwdriver to make sure the halo is tight enough every day. “It’s even more awkward to live in than I imagined. "I’ve been left so frustrated on many nights because it’s so difficult to