She thought she would never walk again — now she raises money by running.Olivia Johnston-Wilder was just 16 when she broke her back in 5 places falling from a window at her home and found herself in the Birmingham Children’s Hospital unable to walk; she regained sensation and the ability to walk when she got trapped inside a children’s toy car and had to twist herself to get out of it.
Although she is still on crutches she has begun running in charity races and recently made more than 500 pounds for the hospital she was treated at.
According to The Mirror, Olivia’s first race was a 5km Race for Life run which she decided to take part in after learning her grandmother had cancer; it took her three hours.
She commented, “I was the last to finish by far – they were starting to pack everything up by the time I got round.”