Oliver Stevens is on course to clock up the last of his 180,000 step target on Saturday in the month-long charity fundraiser
A man who feared he would never walk again after being left brain-damaged in a horror crash is set to complete his first 85-mile walking challenge. Oliver Stevens, 23, is on course to clock up the last of his 180,000 step target on Saturday in the month-long charity fundraiser.
Speaking of his injuries for the first time, Oliver said: "I'm still in full rehabilitation and this will continue for a long time. "It's hard to motivate myself some days, but this challenge has helped give me the motivation I needed to be more active and help my recovery." Now, 15 months on from the crash, Oliver is still recovering at home in Barnoldswick with support from his mum Vicky Mara. He still needs regular physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological support.
Oliver added: “Day One supported my family in our darkest days and continue to be there for us. They are a small charity and hopefully you will never need them, but they need us. They offer so many services such as counselling and legal information. I can't imagine not seeing my mum every day when I needed her the most.
"He’s done amazing and to see how far he has come in 15 months is mind blowing. Speaking of the moment she found out he'd been in a crash, she said: “When we got the dreaded knock on the door from a policeman who asked if I was Oliver Stevens’ mum, I just froze.
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