These Sticks were Made for Walking with Lyndsay Watterson
Fashion or, function this is a difficult choice for those in need of a mobility aid such as a walking stick but, our guest Lyndsay Watterson may have the solution to this problem. in 2010 Lyndsay Watterson became an above knee amputee but no matter where she went she struggled to find a walking stick that felt like a part of her personality to take peoples focus off her disability and put it on her the person so she created her own.
Fashion or, function this is a difficult choice for those in need of a mobility aid such as a walking stick but, our guest Lyndsay Watterson may have the solution to this problem. in 2010 Lyndsay Watterson became an above knee amputee but no matter where she went she struggled to find a walking stick that felt like a part of her personality to take peoples focus off her disability and put it on her the person so she created her own.
Neo Walk a company that hand makes, customizes, and recycles walking sticks to give them a new life and their owners a new sense of confidence. the company has gone on to make walking sticks for award winning actress Selma Blare and Christine AppleGate. if you think that's interesting way to you hear Lyndsay's adventures in the Circus, the 2012 Paralympics and so much moreI
if you like to learn a little more about Lyndsay Watterson, Neo Walk, or where you can have your old walking stick recycled click the links below
https://www.instagram.com/neowalksticks
Until next time Keep Calm and Roll on.
Lyndsay Watterson
Entrepreneur
Since becoming an amputee 10 years ago, I have had great opportunities and said yes to many amazing challenges, always hoping to prove there isn't anything I can't do - I may just do it differently to you. I trained for 6 months to be a circus trapeze performer as I was headhunted to appear in the amazing opening and closing London 2012 Paralympic ceremonies. I flew on high wires and hung underneath a motorbike on a trapeze 50 metres in the air while Coldplay sang beneath me. It was the most incredible experience of my life. I was then asked to perform in more theatre shows that took me from Birmingham to London and Rio to Sao Paolo teaching and performing circus skills. My performing streak didn't stop there and I was cast as Peggy Sue, the one legged stripper in Jack Whitehall's Bad Education The Movie and Rosa the waspy amputee in BBC1s Doctors. In the same vein, along with my husband I created a successful holiday cottage business from nothing in France, where we were followed by Channel 4s A New life in the Sun cameras. As a result we appear in series 2 (9-13) and also on their new programme Where are They Now. My background has been weird and wonderful and has taught me never to back down from a challenge and always say yes and figure it out later.
I have had many achievements as an entrepreneur. I have established an ever growing following of over 28000 people on Instagram, and my blog was rated in the top 10 disability blogs to follow. There are currently over 10 Neo Walk ambassadors who I support as they document their life and disa… Read More
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