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My Life Was Wasted Before I Lost My Limbs | Alex Lewis with Victoria Derbyshire
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- May 7, 2026
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Summary
Alex Lewis was a pub landlord and father living an ordinary life when he caught a "cold." That cold was actually Strep A, that left him on the point of death, with a 1% chance of survival. To save his life surgeons amputated all four limbs and part of his face. But instead of giving up, he rebuilt himself in extraordinary fashion. In this powerful episode of Unbelievable Britain, Alex opens up about the terrifying moment everything changed, the trauma his family endured, and the mindset that carried him through over 130 hours of surgery and years of rehabilitation. Now an adventurer, campaigner and disability advocate, Alex has gone on to kayak Greenland, climb mountains, row across Britain and help transform the lives of amputees through the Alex Lewis Trust and FLOAT Foundation. This is a story about survival, identity, resilience and what the human spirit is truly capable of. For more information about the work Alex and The FLOAT Foundation carries out and how to support please visit www.the-alff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices