DISABLED HEATHER AN INSPIRATION TO INJURED
Disabled Heather an inspiration to injured
By IAN STARRETT
Omagh bomb victim Pauline Green has spoken of the inspiration given to her by beautiful London fashion model Heather Mills.
Heather, who had her left leg amputated five years ago after she'd been knocked down, met 19-year-old Pauline and two other Real IRA bomb victims in Omagh on Saturday.
She was invited there by the Sperrin Lakeland Health Trust to meet three young girls who lost limbs in the terrorist bombing five months ago, that claimed 29 lives and maimed many more.
Pauline, whose left leg was amputated below the knee, said: "Heather is just brilliant. She has given us all great encouragement and hope.
"I want to go and teach art to children and there is no reason why I shouldn't be as good as anyone else.
"I still have my sight and the use of my hands and in no time at all people will forget that I was injured as badly as I was,"
Model Heather, looking stunning dressed in red and black, told Pauline, Suzanne Kelly, 21, and Michelle Mimnagh, 17, in private chats how she has been able to carry on her career and her love life.
She also urged them to have the finest quality artificial limbs fitted.
"It's very important they get the best. They have the rest of their lives to lead in as normal a fashion as possible."
"My legs are my fortune. They are what I am known for in the modelling world. So after I lost my leg I decided that I was really going for it.
"I got the best artificial leg that money could buy and my career just carried on."
Among people warmhearted Heather, who devotes much of her life away from the fashion catwalks and TV work to assisting amputees around the globe, has recently helped is the young British girl who had lost her leg in the terrorist bombing outside the Planet Hollywood restaurant in South Africa last year.
Heather, whose mother lost a leg at the same age as she did, said of her time in hospital after her own accident: "I knew what it was like to go through this but nobody came in to give me any advice. I didn't know anything about limbs.
"I remember this counselling woman came in and said 'You have to realise that you are now disabled Heather and you are being far too positive and you are not going to be as attractive to men as you were before'.
"I just looked at this woman. She was about two foot tall and four foot wide and I said 'Listen darling even if I have two arms and two legs missing I'm still going to be more attractive than you.' She just sort of stomped her foot down and walked off.
"I thought if this is the kind of counselling that they're offering and if people haven't got my sense of humour then God knows what path they are going to take," said the English beauty.
By IAN STARRETT
Omagh bomb victim Pauline Green has spoken of the inspiration given to her by beautiful London fashion model Heather Mills.
Heather, who had her left leg amputated five years ago after she'd been knocked down, met 19-year-old Pauline and two other Real IRA bomb victims in Omagh on Saturday.
She was invited there by the Sperrin Lakeland Health Trust to meet three young girls who lost limbs in the terrorist bombing five months ago, that claimed 29 lives and maimed many more.
Pauline, whose left leg was amputated below the knee, said: "Heather is just brilliant. She has given us all great encouragement and hope.
"I want to go and teach art to children and there is no reason why I shouldn't be as good as anyone else.
"I still have my sight and the use of my hands and in no time at all people will forget that I was injured as badly as I was,"
Model Heather, looking stunning dressed in red and black, told Pauline, Suzanne Kelly, 21, and Michelle Mimnagh, 17, in private chats how she has been able to carry on her career and her love life.
She also urged them to have the finest quality artificial limbs fitted.
"It's very important they get the best. They have the rest of their lives to lead in as normal a fashion as possible."
"My legs are my fortune. They are what I am known for in the modelling world. So after I lost my leg I decided that I was really going for it.
"I got the best artificial leg that money could buy and my career just carried on."
Among people warmhearted Heather, who devotes much of her life away from the fashion catwalks and TV work to assisting amputees around the globe, has recently helped is the young British girl who had lost her leg in the terrorist bombing outside the Planet Hollywood restaurant in South Africa last year.
Heather, whose mother lost a leg at the same age as she did, said of her time in hospital after her own accident: "I knew what it was like to go through this but nobody came in to give me any advice. I didn't know anything about limbs.
"I remember this counselling woman came in and said 'You have to realise that you are now disabled Heather and you are being far too positive and you are not going to be as attractive to men as you were before'.
"I just looked at this woman. She was about two foot tall and four foot wide and I said 'Listen darling even if I have two arms and two legs missing I'm still going to be more attractive than you.' She just sort of stomped her foot down and walked off.
"I thought if this is the kind of counselling that they're offering and if people haven't got my sense of humour then God knows what path they are going to take," said the English beauty.
Further Information
Publisher: NEWS LETTER
Ref: NL/188
Published Date: 25-Jan-99
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