'My first time going to the gym as an amputee' Sian Green, who lost her leg after she was hit by a New York taxi in 2013, said it was 'like walking into a lion's den' Read more:
A woman has described going to the gym for the first time since having her leg amputated as "like walking into a bit of a lion's den".
Sian Green, 32, from Leicester, had her left leg amputated below the knee after a taxi driver mounted a kerb and crashed into her in Manhattan on 20 August 2013. Ms Green said: "I feel it's very common to feel [nervous] about walking into a gym, even if you don't have a disability.This story features on We Are England, to be broadcast in the East Midlands on Monday 9 January at 20:00 GMT or available afterwards on iPlayer.
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