Stroke of luck for accident victim reborn as artist - The Times 20th August 2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A former engineer left disabled and living on benefits has turned his life around after a stroke rewired his brain and turned him into an artist. Ken Walters, 51, suffered multiple spine fractures and severe internal injuries when he was crushed against a wall by a fork-lift truck when a driver lost control in 1986. The accident left him wheelchair-bound and jobless, and triggered a 19-year depression as he scraped a living on disability benefits. Two serious heart attacks deepened his gloom.

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