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";s:4:"text";s:27953:"Quadruple amputee Alex Lewis climbs Ethiopian mountain Close His ambition was to climb one of Africa's tallest mountains, despite having lost all four of his limbs and Alex Lewis is a man of his word. Directed by Leonardo Machado, his documentary is titled The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis. Tap to unmute. So, the two managed to re-establish their previous relationship slowly. He hopes to take on the challenge in 2021 instead. Thankfully, he survived after multiple surgeries. Dailymail reports that it was the world-first surgery done on someone to medically tattoo a face. I didn’t sleep for seven days after the surgery," he added. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Alex Lewis signed a 3 year contract with the New York Jets. He is the first person to ever have the procedure done. He had to learn how to walk again with two prosthetic legs. But now he says he "enjoys the fact I am the only person with this type of face", according to the Mail. But as a stay-at-home dad, he was incredibly close to his son. In November 2013 Alex Lewis collapsed and was rushed to Winchester Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. Also, in the same year, he climbed an Ethiopian mountain. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. . Corbin Kaufusi #65. However, his life changed overnight when he contracted a streptococcal infection. Together, they overcame obstacle after obstacle, including the abuse inflicted by their mother and the men with whom she “passed around” her sons, a shared battle with severe dyslexia, and Alex’s accident and amnesia. After his life took the unexpected turn, he found himself in a position he would have never dreamt of. Alex Lewis lost his lips and all four of his limbs to a flesh-eating bug, but 'wouldn't take them back' after achieving his dream Credit: Alex Lewis Trust 5 He had contracted Strep A, which then terrifyingly developed into Strep A toxic shock syndrome, septicaemia and necrotising fasciitis - he had just a three per cent chance of survival Credit: Alex Lewis Trust He said he had been working with universities about the future of prosthetics, and particularly about how to save money into the future. It took six operations for Alex to get his lips back and now his skin grafts have reduced in size and blended into his cheeks and chin. Koalaa. Over the past couple of years our Director Karen Betts, has been working very closely with the inspirational Alex Lewis. He had then “lips tattoed onto the skin.”. What would have caused mild inconvenience for most people turned lethal for Lewis; he happened to have an infrequent reaction to the infection. Tune in to ITV's This Morning today at 10.20am to catch Alex Lewis and the wonderful Charmaine and her daughter Aurora, talking about #Pr... ojectLimitless! Copy link. Josh Andrews #68. On the 17th of November he woke in tremendous pain, his skin had started to turn purple and he was in a semi conscious state. After more than six months in hospital and 18 operations Alex, from Over Wallop in Hampshire, began the long road to recovery. He now says the devastating ordeal made him the man he is — “in a good way.” "I think if I was a three-and-a-half-year-old and I was looking at my father in this condition, then I would find it very very odd and very strange. For other inquiries, Contact Us. "It’s one piece of skin, and it was like if you imagine placing a bag in your mouth and then sewing around the edges.". "I’m making the biggest effort I can to look and be like the old me and try and rebuild that closeness between us.". Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? BBC News Alex Lewis With A BioTeq Implant - Alex had a BioTeq Human RFID and NFC implant fitted to make his day to day life that little bit easier! We pay for videos too. So, it is no surprise that a documentary has been made based on his journey. They also took muscle from his back to rebuild his dead right arm in a series of gruelling operations. "Facial surgery is by far the most dramatic type of surgery you can go through; I remember waking up I was mortified. Hollywoodmask hasn’t found any followup news regarding their wedding or marriage. Speaking to the Metro, he said: "I know it sounds mad but I do think that that year was the best year of my life. Looking at his severe condition, the doctors said he had less than a 3% chance of survival. In an interview with the Metro.Co.Uk in 2018, he revealed that he didn’t want his disability to win over his dreams. Alexandra Crick, Mr Lewis’s plastic surgeon had to create his ‘new’ set of lips by using the skin from his shoulder, which she referred to as a ‘brutal’ surgery. All my other skin had to be used for grafts or was scarred.” "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. And he also relearned how to walk, eat, and do other primary actions with his fake limbs. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Alex Lewis had to cancel plans to hand cycle across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia during the summer of 2020. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. Info. However, when he woke up on the 17th of November, his skin had started turning purple. Alex Lewis, a British pub owner, lost his arms and legs to a blood infection. Alex Lewis #71. Alex Lewis, now 38, believes he has "lived more" after having skin from his shoulder grafted onto his mouth and medical tattooing to reconstruct his lips. In 2013 Alex contracted a Strep A infection, which escalated into toxic shock syndrome, septicaemia and necrotising fascitis. In early November 2013 he caught what he thought was man flu, he moaned continuously for ten days until he started to deteriorate. So, he dismissed it as something minor and didn’t pay it much heed. Click here to upload yours. Excruciating pain assaulted him, and he grew semi-conscious. Alex's ordeal began in November 2013 when he first thought he just had "man flu", but just five weeks later he was in a coma as his major organs began to shut down. When prompted by host Piers Morgan about how much was provided to amputees for their prosthetics, Alex said: "At the moment, per year is £400 per person. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Alex's face has been transformed after skin from his shoulder was grafted onto his mouth and his lips were tattooed on 9 Alex Lewis lost all of his limbs to a flesh-eating bug Credit: Rex Features Despite having lost all of his limbs, Lewis continued living a very fulfilling life. Contract is worth $18.6 million with $5.6 million guaranteed. Alex, who ran a pub with his wife Lucy before his illness, now works as an interior designer and said he's "blissfully happy". The roster bonus was considered fully guaranteed at signing, thus will pro-rate over the contract. Speaking about the reaction following his surgery and the heartbreaking moment his son recoiled from his face, he recalled: "People saw that I’d lost parts of my body but what people couldn’t see was the impact it had on my family life. The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis (Miracle Documentary) | Real Stories - YouTube. View our online Press Pack. ", Ryan Reynolds Not Fond of His Body Ink — Know about His Tattoos and Their Meaning, Trixie Mattel Has Amassed Substantial Net Worth from YouTube, Music, and Entrepreneurship, ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Wyatt Russell Reveals Thoughts on Taking over the Mantle from Steve Rogers’ Captain America, Teresa Giudice’s Boyfriend Luis Ruelas Has No Intentions of Taking Her Ex-husband’s Place, Alex Lewis Lost His Lips And Fought Death Due To Sepsis, But Got Family Support. "It’s incredible that all the nerves and the muscles have regrown and they function as normal lips.". This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. As highlighted by Hello! Watch later. His only symptom leading up to this was the common cold and a sore throat. George Fant #76. But he said he was trying to do as much as possible to raise funds for his own care, as well as raise awareness for the problem, adding: "Although it's an uphill struggle to pull the money in, I think we can make a change.". For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Alex's face has been transformed after skin from his shoulder was grafted onto his mouth and his lips were tattooed on, Alex Lewis lost all of his limbs to a flesh-eating bug, The dad developed septicaemia, given a three per cent chance of survival, Alex is the first person in the world to have the pioneering face surgery, which involved skin from his shoulder being grafted on his mouth, Alex was left with no lips after the flesh-eating bug took hold, Despite his ordeal, Alex said he enjoys being the only person in the world with a smile like his, Alex pictured with his son Sam and fiance Lucy, Alex, pictured before his illness, said his life has changed forever, Alex Lewis spoke to Good Morning Britain about his life after becoming an amputee, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He was running the Kings Arms in Lockerly and was also a stay at home dad. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It recovered well, but the loss of his arms and lips hit Lewis hard. Here he talks about how his whole life turned upside down in a matter of a few weeks. "The truth is that if you offered me my legs, arms and face back I wouldn't take them...This whole process has been a blessing more than curse," Lewis stated to FEMAIL. In November of 2013, Lewis caught a cold. Miraculously Alex pulled through but surgeons had to cut off his limbs as his flesh had begun to rot. "I miss that time with Sam and that closeness an awful lot, it’s the one thing I think that gets to me the most. Friday Night Dinner & Harry Potter star Paul Ritter dies of brain tumour at 54, See Khloe's 'leaked' bikini photo as she demands unedited pic be taken down, Graph predicts when 3rd Covid wave will hit - but deaths will stay below 100, There IS a 'link' between AstraZeneca jab & rare blood clots, EU drug chief says, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. In 2019, the larger-the-life persona visualized the interior for a hotel called The Grosvenor in Stockbridge through his iPad. She helped him pull through, and their relationship grew stronger, so much so that Lewis even proposed Lucy in 2015. Sam is five. You're signed out. Alex's ordeal began in November 2013 when he first thought he had a cold, but just five weeks later he was in a coma as his major organs began to shut down. Also, he emphasized that he wanted to show his son Sam that his disability could never stop him from doing the things he wanted. As his partner ran the pub he owned, he thought he contracted the flu from one customer. The thing that devastated him the most was how his son Sam was scared of his change. Alex had been given just three per cent survival after developing septicaemia and toxic shock syndrome. Speaking to Good Morning Britain in December, the dad said: "The National Health Service would have spent a huge amount of money on me initially, and when it comes to the aftercare, there is no money.". The doctors diagnosed him for Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a rare but serious bacterial infection that led to Septicaemia (also known as sepsis). Alex Lewis Trust updated their profile picture. Watch later. After their father died in a car accident days after their birth, Alex and Marcus Lewis endured an abusive childhoodat the hands of their eccentric mother, a former debutante, and bullying stepfather, who treated the boys like servants and forced them to sleep in a damp garden shed. For the past two years, film-maker Leonardo Machado has been following them as they remade their lives. I t sounds ridiculous,” Alex Lewis says, looking down at his wheelchair, “but I’m kind of glad all of this happened to me.”. At the time, his vital organs had to be supported mechanically, and his blood was being forced around his body using norepinephrine (a chemical that helps increase heart rate and blood pumping). It ravaged his body and face, leaving doctors no choice but to amputate his limbs and cut away the gangrenous parts of his lips… Alex Lewis: Where is he now? Alex Lewis Trust. He had contracted Strep A, which then terrifyingly developed into Strep A toxic shock syndrome, septicaemia and necrotising fasciitis - he had just a three per cent chance of survival. A FORMER pub landlord who lost all his limbs to an infection and toxic shock has told how he would not to turn back the clock. Lucy Townsend, his girlfriend, called for an ambulance and rushed him to the hospital. 9. Alex is 36 now; Lucy 42 – “he’s my toyboy”, she laughs. During his recovery phase, his partner, Lucy, was also supportive of him throughout and after the surgeries. "Having my bottom and top lip done at the same time like this was a world first," he said. . Mekhi Becton #77. Within a few hours of his collapse, his vital organs were being supported mechanically, his blood forced around his body with nora adrenalin. SUPER EXCITING NEWS!!! If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Shopping. … Quadruple amputee Alex Lewis climbs Ethiopian mountain. Guarantees include $2.5 million signing bonus, $1.1 million salary guarantee, and $2 million roster bonus (due on March 22, 2020). "I’ve lived more of a life in the past four years than I did in the previous 33, and it’s made me realise how much I love Lucy and Sam.". “So, they replaced the temporary flap with that. His chances of survival given by … “He’s fine about everything now, and everything I do is to show that disability is not a problem, you just have to push on to find a way. Conor McDermott #69. To make a donation, visit: https://douglasbaderfoundation.enthuse.com/…/limittless-pro…. He also revealed the last few years had been “the most tragic but brilliant” of his life. October 27, 2020. Share. Alex Lewis post-surgery (Photo: Dailymail). “The last available skin for surgery was on my shoulder,” Mr Lewis said. Chuma Edoga #75. He revealed he had to pay between £70,000 to £90,000 a year to "keep me in arms, to keep me in legs and wheelchairs". I don’t want him to see me as someone who needs help.”, Lewis Designed is Not Letting His Weakness Conquer Him. We pay for your stories! "I wouldn't go back to my old life,¹ he said. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Unfortunately, he had lost all his limbs over multiple months. Their use improves our sites' functionality and enables our global partners to advertise to you. Cameron Clark #72. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Thankfully, his girlfriend and son’s presence helped him cope with the disaster and turn a new page in his life. Worse still, he had to undergo facial reconstruction as the infection had ravaged his face, leaving him with no lips. by CBear Last Updated: October 12, 2020 Designer Alex Lewis lived an ordinary life as a pub landlord and a stay-at-home dad with his loving girlfriend and son. Salisbury-based plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick was able to recreate Alex's lips using skin from his shoulder - the only skin left available for grafts. Alex Lewis, father who lost his limbs and lips to deadly flesh-eating infection has lips tattooed on to transform his life For this quadruple amputee, losing his limbs made him realise how much he had to live for. Alex was a regular guy with a partner and a two year old son. Despite suffering from such a flesh-eating condition that took away his legs, arms, and face, Lewis has shown determination to live a fulfilling life. He was 33 years old with a partner and son of 3 years old. A DAD who lost all of his limbs and lips after a flesh-eating bug attacked his body has said it was "the best year of his life". After 250 hours of surgery and more than 35 skin grafts, Lewis’s body was much different than before. Alex Lewis’s fight with Sepsis, his recovery, and his brave determination to lead a normal life being a person with quadriplegia has been an inspiration to people worldwide. When he is not designing stuff or spending time with his family, he speaks worldwide on topics like design, motivation, engineering, disability, and resilience. A quad amputee loving life and trying to make a difference while incorporating a little humour along the way www.alex-lewis.co.uk. Comparing his injuries to those like a bomb explosion Alex took a long time to come to terms with his new body. By continuing to use our website or clicking the "Accept and Continue" button below you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our updated Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Designer Alex Lewis lived an ordinary life as a pub landlord and a stay-at-home dad with his loving girlfriend and son. The rare condition took away his limbs and lips. Alex Lewis, now 38, believes he has "lived more" after having skin from his shoulder grafted onto his mouth and medical tattooing to reconstruct his lips. He sees me as quite resilient, and as he gets older he just accepts that this is me. Four years on from his ordeal, Alex has now become a campaigner for amputees, and said that while he had seen the "very best" of the NHS during his treatment, more needed to be done to help people in aftercare. Alex Lewis underwent a facial reconstruction after losing his limbs and lips to a deadly infection. But the doctors could graft the skins of his shoulder around his mouth. However, his life changed overnight when he contracted a streptococcal infection. Help Alex live as independant a life as possible. Alex Lewis plans to scale one of Africa's highest mountains in January, in a bid to raise money to build a wheelchair manufacturing plant. Despite everything, Alex says he feels “very lucky to be given a second chance”. "I was just coasting. Magazine, they have been on the talk show This Morning in the wake of the documentary to discuss their lives today. 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