Ellie Broakes, 24, Hildenborough, Kent
Laying on the sofa, I grabbed the remote and flicked through the channels, trying to find something to watch. It was April last year and I was home with my parents David, 52, and Jackie, 33.
‘Ooh, DIY SOS,’ I said as Nick Knowles and his crew appeared on my television screen.
I wasn’t a huge fan of home-improvement shows … but I loved how they helped folk in need, with life-changing house makeovers.
And this episode had my attention more than most.
Nick and his team were helping Scott, 21, who’d used a wheelchair since he was 12, after suffering three strokes in one day.
‘You’ve got something in common,’ Dad pointed out.
Less than two years previously, in August 2016, I’d had brain…