Toronto van attack survivor Cathy Riddell has spent the past year in recovery after a collision left her with several broken bones and confined to a hospital bed for two months.
Published Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:31PM EDT
Legally blind since birth, the 67-year-old former Paralympian and marathon runner typically relies on her hearing to get around safely, but did not notice an incoming van that had mounted the curb and was coming right toward her. The rest is a blur.“I know what happened,” she told CTV Toronto. “I know I was hit -- hit from behind -- by a man who obviously has problems.”
The impact of the van threw Riddell 4.5 metres into the air before she landed near a bus shelter. The collision left her with a fractured pelvis, ribs, hip and spinal damage. “That means so much,” she said. “Just knowing that people care, knowing that people will drop whatever they’re doing and come running whenever you need them.”
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