06-05-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com

My workout: ‘I thought I’d never run again’

Debbie Squance, 51, on her determination to return to the sport she loves after losing her legI took up running in my late 30s, to get fit. I soon joined a club and loved getting out and running with other people. In my 40th year, I took on the Plymouth half-marathon and really enjoyed seeing how far I could push myself.The following year, I was halfway through training to run it again when I developed a chest infection, which progressed into necrotising fasciitis – a flesh-eating bug that
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