Disabled Widower Thought He Never Walk Again
- Jun 29, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 22, 2024
Written by: Nicholas Barnes, Executive Contributor
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Nicholas Barnes, was mentally and physically unwell, until he met a health coach.
Rewind to 2021, Nicholas Barnes, was unable to walk unaided. Severely depressed, addicted to Pregabalin and smoking nearly 100 cigarettes a day, he was suffering with agoraphobia.
2007, Nicholas has fallen and landed straight on his feet and injured his spine, ending up in a powered wheelchair having no feeling from the waist down, due to the severe pain he was taking pregabalin, he became addicted to the painkillers.
The side effects of most of his tablets made him overeat and he developed high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. On top of his health struggles, in 2017, his wife of 16 years Yan was diagnosed with womb cancer, and tragically died three years later in December 2020.
After meeting Nicholas in 2021, the health coach, began teaching him how to build up the strength to move his legs.
She gave him the encouragement he needed to get out of his old habits, like smoking and barely exercising. And she also helped him wean himself off medication.
Nicholas, draw the strength to battle his demons, which wasn’t easy, I was sweating and having nightmares,” he said.
It was a very emotional time for me to address the issue but, I’ve managed it through strong willpower. She gave me the encouragement I needed, and it completely turned my life around,” he said.
Just six months after, Nicholas no longer needed his wheelchair. She patiently taught him little movements, starting from his toes, and eventually building up to being able to move his legs.
She said: “A few months ago he started using crutches around his house, and used his wheelchair when he went out for the day. Then, he began using the crutches around the shop, and then he left the crutches at home.
In the last month, he’s not using anything. He can dance, jump and do push ups. I gave him the support and attention and that made the most difference.
Nicholas, 41, thought he would never walk again until he met this coach that completely turned his life around. I tried to get over all these problems for such a long time and nothing seemed to be working, I can’t believe I don’t need to use my wheelchair anymore, Nicholas took small steps and eventually managed to walk again.
Nicholas recently became a Master Hypnotherapist coach in July 2022, and after he became a pain management practitioner and a mindfulness teacher.
Nicholas, is now a public speaker he talks about mental and physical health and what he overcome to be able to inspire others globally.
Nicholas owns his business at The Wellness Warriors, helping business owners and management tackle their issues with burnout and stress through his program.
Nicholas Barnes, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Nicholas Barnes, is a certified NLP master hypnotherapist, professional emotion coach, a pain management practitioner, mindfulness teacher and has studied Hygge the pursuit of happiness and he helps professionals that are either business owners and management, that are suffering from burnout and stress, using all his skills in his 90 day program.
From 2007, Nicholas was severely injured from his time in the British Army and has suffered alot and he was in a powered wheelchair having two carers looking after him while his wife was at work and a he was suffering with severe PTSD, then he was gaining so much weight, he was diagnosed with type 2 diebetes, high cholesterol, underactive thyroid and he was addicted to his pain medication.
Nicholas was married over 16 years with his wife yan, but sadly during December 2020, she passed away after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in the womb.
After he had his wife cremated for her funeral, Nicholas met a health coach that helped him learn to gain feeling in his legs and exercising them to gain movements in his toes and feet, them Nicholas was gaining strength, he started to get out of his bed and move himself to his powered wheelchair to toilet and back to his wheelchair and back to bed and he got stronger, so he started using his manual wheelchair and week by week he grew stronger and stronger and he then got on his crutches and walked around his home, and week by week he got stronger and he went out to shops and Futher away into town and eventually he didn't need to use his crutches anymore, he has been featured in some magazines, the business innovators, Hoinser, Hoinser book 2023, the pillar of light and much more, he has received an award for all his achievements and was appointed as an ambassador for a charity called Expressions of Humanity, and now he publicly speaks about his story for showing inspiration and show people that If your in that right mind you can achieve anything you want to in your life.
