Lindsay Wood, 23, has learnt to walk
again and married her boyfriend Robert Wood (pictured on their wedding
day), who stuck by her when she was left with life-changing injuries
after her car burst into flames
Mrs Wood was just 18-years-old when
her car collided with another and burst into flames during a driving
lesson. She was left in a coma for months and suffered third degree
burns to 42 per cent of her face and body
Mrs Wood, from
Cornwall, was training to in beauty when she was involved in the
collision which changed her life. She was pulling out of a T-junction
and collided with a car, causing her vehicle to erupt in flames
She
was initially taken to Treliske Hospital in Truro, Cornwall, but later
transferred to the specialist Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where she
eventually came out of her coma – only to spend several more months in
hospital having treatment for her injuries.
As
well as receiving specialist burns care, she also had to have some of
her fingers amputated, several skin grafts and plastic surgery.
Mrs
Wood, who was living with her parents Valerie and Robert, both now 48,
at the time of the incident, had met her boyfriend Robert Wood just 11
months before the crash.
While
she lay in a coma in hospital, her parents told Mr Wood, who was 21 at
the time, that he didn't have to feel obliged to stick around when she
was so ill.
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