65. After facing death, quadruple amputee Alex Lewis really started living
All The Wiser
Kimi Culp
4.8 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2023
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Today, we are reairing Kimi's conversation with Alex Lewis. Alex is a quadruple amputee and one of the most hopeful and inspiring guests we've had on the show. When his episode aired, we had a huge reaction from the audience. People wrote to us talking about how hopeful and uplifted they felt.
Considering the heaviness of all that is happening in the world right now, we thought this was an opportunity to lay down that weight for an hour and revisit Alex's story and message.
*Rebroadcast* (originally aired 3/30/22)
He was given a 3% chance of survival. His partner was told to come in and say goodbye. But Alex Lewis wasn’t ready to go down without a flight. In this harrowing episode, Alex shares why he says “quadruple amputation is the best thing that has ever happened to him,“ plus the one piece of advice you must not forget no matter how bad you feel things are in your life.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to recognize signs of escapism and depression.
- Identifying Strep A in the body.
- Navigating his decision between life and death.
- The importance of focusing on what you’re fighting for.
- The power of having a support system.
- Learning to appreciate the present while looking forward to the future.
- How your “why” can provide clarity to your meaning and purpose.
Stay connected to Alex:
Website: www.alex-lewis.co.uk
Instagram: @alexlewistrust
LinkedIn: Alex Lewis
Facebook: Alex Lewis (Alex Lewis Trust)
Twitter: @AlexLewis_Trust
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, wise ones. It's Kimmy here. Today we are re-airing my conversation with Alex Lewis. |
| 0:12.9 | Alex is a quadruple amputee and one of the most hopeful and inspiring guests we've had on the show. |
| 0:21.8 | When his episode aired, we had a huge reaction from the audience. |
| 0:26.6 | People wrote to us talking about how hopeful and uplifted they felt, |
| 0:32.8 | considering the heaviness of all that is happening in the world right now. |
| 0:37.2 | We thought, this is an opportunity to lay down that wait for an hour and revisit Alex's story |
| 0:45.0 | and message. |
| 0:46.7 | Next week, All the Wiser will be back with a brand new episode. |
| 0:52.1 | And now the brilliant and brave Alex Lewis. |
| 0:59.9 | So I, I think all in all, I guess in the last eight years since I've fell ill, I think |
| 1:05.0 | I've had 130 hours of surgery, and I've probably spent two years, |
| 1:11.3 | about eight years in hospital. |
| 1:14.0 | Alex Lewis was just a regular guy running a pup |
| 1:18.0 | with his wife Lucy in the English countryside |
| 1:21.6 | and caring for his two-year-old son Sam. |
| 1:24.6 | When he caught what he thought was a bad case of the flu, which he ignored because |
| 1:30.5 | living in the UK in November means living with coughs, colds, and runny noses. Except that |
| 1:37.7 | Alex's never got better. And 10 days later, he was rushed to the hospital where doctors |
| 1:44.0 | gave him a 3% chance of survival. |
| 1:48.7 | And they couldn't really give us answers. |
| 1:50.7 | It was just a case of, well, if we don't amputate, he will die. |
| 1:55.1 | There is no other course of action. |
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