Jade, a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participant from Manchester, is one-of-a-kind. Following a horrific accident, she has shown the most remarkable determination, courage and personal mental strength.
Jade was part-way through her Bronze programme, still with the expedition to complete and showing real commitment to her programme. When, that summer, she was involved in a terrible accident which culminated in her loosing both her legs below the knees. Refusing any special plans, Jade was determined to be walking again a few months later, on prosthetic limbs, in time for her expedition.
With sheer determination and the support of her peers and Leaders, Jade completed her expedition and achieved her Bronze Award, proving to others and herself what she was truly capable of.
Fuelled by her successes at Bronze and the fun she had along the way, Jade has now embarked on her Silver and hopes to go all the way to Gold!
“Doing my Bronze DofE was really good; it was hard but worth it. While I was doing the DofE it made my walking improve and made me walk for a longer amounts of time, I enjoyed doing the DofE with my friends.”
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