She Lost Her Arm & Leg, Then Climbed Kilimanjaro | Sarah de Lagarde
Holly Willoughby Together with VoyShow Notes
In this extraordinary conversation for Together, Holly Willoughby meets Sarah de Lagarde, a mother of two, award-winning speaker and trailblazing adventurer whose life changed forever in September 2022, when she was run over by two trains and lost her right arm and leg.
Now "80% human and 20% bionic", Sarah has rebuilt her life against the odds, becoming the first woman in the world to be fitted with an AI-powered bionic arm and conquering Mount Kilimanjaro twice. Sarah opens up about the physical and emotional challenges of recovery, finding strength in the face of adversity, and her mission to raise awareness around mental health, public transport safety and responsible AI.
An inspiring conversation about resilience, determination and redefining what's possible.
If you have been affected by anything in this episode, please see the support links below.
Help and Support:
NHS, Amputation information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/
Limbless Association: https://www.limbless-association.org/
Steel Bones: https://steelbone.co.uk/
PTSD UK (information and support after trauma): https://www.ptsduk.org/
Scope (disability advice and support): https://www.scope.org.uk/
Mind (mental health support): https://www.mind.org.uk/
Samaritans (emotional support, 24/7): https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123
Chapters:
00:00 Coming up
00:45 Meet Sarah de Lagarde
03:04 From the south of France to London
04:47 Climbing Kilimanjaro at 40
06:54 30 September 2022
07:41 Falling through the gap
09:18 The first train
10:00 "Please, somebody help me"
11:00 Staying calm
12:25 Her daughters' voices
14:02 The second train
15:54 Why she didn't bleed out
17:20 Holding the doctor's hand
18:32 Signing the amputation form
19:57 Calling her husband
22:50 AD: Voy
23:12 Mind the gap
26:06 Could AI make the tube safer?
28:27 Learning to walk again
31:40 Prosthetics built for men
34:00 The AI-powered bionic arm
38:11 Back up Kilimanjaro
42:34 Learning to ask for help
44:21 The hard days
46:55 Going back to work
49:27 Invisible or inspirational
54:40 The £250,000 arm
57:09 The future of prosthetics
1:00:19 The question from an 11-year-old
1:03:23 Phantom limb pain
1:04:51 A statement from TfL
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