War Veteran To Ride 100mls In Scooter

Andy McIntosh, 42 from Glasgow, is a retired Army Corporal who despite living with severe mobility difficulties,  mobility scooter 100-miles to raise military charity donations on the 100th World War One anniversary.

Andy served in The Cheshire Regiment for 14 years experiencing front line action in Bosnia, Iraq and Northern Ireland. He retired from the Army fully fit to pursue a new career, however in 2008 he received devastating news. He was rushed to hospital after collapsing at work and following his stablisation, doctors discovered he had a very rare vascular condition that was increasingly affecting his circulation. With over 150 clots found in his groin area, scans revealed his major veins had disintegrated so blood flow back to his heart was being severely restricted. As his condition and mobility worsened he asked to be referred to the UK’s leading vascular surgeon, who, following years of tests, concluded that there was a potential solution. On the eve of Andy’s 20-hour operation that could help him walk again, final tests revealed that this procedure would not be possible and could potentially be fatal. Andy is now rebuilding his
life in the knowledge that his condition will continually deteriorate and so to remain positive, has decided to ‘give something back’ by attempting this 100-mile fundraise
Andy said: “I've been in some very dark places but I won't let this beat me.”

Andy will be driving a Breeze S4 GT loaned by TGA, the UK’s leading mobility scooter specialist.

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