Helen Galsworthy had every plan to take her own life at the age of 18. It was a bright and sunny June day in 2007, and for the first time in a long time, Helen felt at peace. She says it’s because she knew she was going to die.
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That afternoon, she headed to the railroad tracks in her town, laid down in front of them and attempted to commit suicide.
Then she woke up.
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Helen became a double-amputee at the age of 18.
When she woke up in the hospital next to her mom, Helen knew immediately that she had lost her legs. She was devastated.
“I felt stupid,” she says. “I felt like, I mess up everything in my life, and I even messed up my own suicide attempt.”
She was alive, but just hours before, she hadn’t wanted to be. And adjusting to life without both legs presented her with a whole new set of obstacles to overcome—both physically and mentally.
