Woman in a wheelchair after a smoking fall after being asked to continue

A woman was left furious after being invited to appear in The Undateables – to be in a wheelchair.

Francesca Antoniazzi remained paralyzed in size after falling during a night out, reports North Wales Live.

The 28-year-old told how she rejected the possibility of appearing on the Channel 4 TV show three times.

However, she refused because she did not want to let her disability define who she was as a person.

Now, Ms. Antoniazzi has spoken about the consequences of her tragic accident and her incredible recovery.

It is in the hope that his incredible story can show others that having a disability should not prevent people from living their lives to the fullest.

Francesca, of Llanfairpwll on Anglesey, was attending a girls' party in May 2016 when she fell tragically from a height, fracturing her back and fracturing her skull.

The accident, which she does not remember much, caused a hemorrhage in the brain which also made her lose her sense of smell.

Doctors at the Stoke University Hospital successfully merged Francesca's back, which was then transferred to Oswestry where she stayed for three months.

She attended physiotherapy and learned to sit, get dressed and move from wheelchair to another chair or bed.

She said: "I had to relearn how to take care of myself.

"When I woke up, I knew that I was paralyzed and devastated, but at the same time, I felt like I had no other choice than to have it." 39; accept. "

Shortly after leaving the hospital, Francesca was approached three times by the Channel 4's "The Undateables" production team to ask her if she wanted to participate in the series.

The series follows singletons suffering from various mental and physical ailments such as Tourettes, Learning Disorders and Down Syndrome, and puts them in contact with other like – minded people in the world. hope to find love.

Francesca said: "It was about two years ago now.

"They had to know that I had recently had an accident and that I was in a wheelchair and that I had made contact with me on Facebook.

"I did not realize that being in a wheelchair automatically meant you were undeniable, but here we are.

"Three times, different people tried to get me into the program, I had to tell them to get lost in the end!

"I've never looked at it, but it looks like they're saying that I'm absolutely undeniable because I'm in a wheelchair and I do not want to define myself like that, so I will not do it.

"It makes me feel a little silly."

Prior to the accident, the finance officer spent most of his free time at the gym and playing for a local netball team.

She now refuses to let her handicap affect her pbadion for the sport and frequently participates in para-powerlifting competitions.

She said: "I've always been athletic.

"I went to the gym five days a week and was part of a netball team, so I knew I wanted to go straight to the gym.

"Now I'm training at the gym three to four times a week and I'm training in wheelchair basketball twice a week.

"I play for Anglesey Hawks, North Wales Knights and North Wales Knight-Mares.

"I also do para-powerlifting which is a bench press and I compete in competitions and I compete in British Championships and Welsh weightlifting competitions.

"I was determined that everything would not necessarily be different in my life just because I was in a wheelchair."

Francesca won the gold medal at the Welsh weightlifting competition in March after winning a silver medal at the British Championships last July.

She is now registered in the British para-powerlifting competition in June.

Anxious to inspire other people likely to find themselves in a similar situation, Francesca said: "I still think you have to make the most of what you have because there is always someone who is worse that you.

"I feel that a lot of people lock themselves up when they have a disability – If you feel bad about doing something, I think the best thing to do is go out and do it, because once you have done it, you will feel more comfortable doing it the second time.

"I think participating in a sport also helps with socialization, we meet a lot of people who are in situations similar to those you live in and who you can identify with.

"More importantly, you just have to get out and be as happy as you can.

"Everyone has bad days, even people without disabilities, it's life, but tomorrow is a different day."

Channel 4 has been approached for a comment.