This is the heartwarming moment an Australian BMX star who was left paralysed from the chest down after a freak crash walked his long-term partner down the aisle.
Sam Willoughby married his American sweetheart Alise Post surrounded by 180 loved ones in San Diego on New Years Eve in 2017.
The then 26-year-old defied all odds following his life-changing training accident in 2016, when he was left with no movement below the chest.
An Australian BMX star who was left paralysed from the chest down after a freak crash has miraculously walked his long-term partner down the aisle
Sam Willoughby married his American sweetheart Alise Post before 180 family and friends in San Diego, on New Years Eve in 2017
The then 26-year-old defied all odds following the dire prognosis' of doctors in the US following his life-changing training accident in 2016, where he was left with no movement below the chest
He was determined to be standing on his special day and worked tirelessly for 15 months to regain the strength to get back on his feet.
'It's basic strengthening stuff, treating your body like a baby again so there's been a lot of crawling and core stability,' Willoughby said at the time.
Now aged 28, Willoughby is reminiscing about his big day and about how proud he is to have made it this far.
'I struggle to hold the tears back. It was an amazing day. My wife and I had been through so much in the 12 months leading up,' he told Sunrise on Monday morning.
'Just to be there on that day and to have everyone that meant so much to us before and after the injury, just to kind of do that for them and for myself was amazing.'
Now aged 28, Willoughby is reminiscing about his big day and about how proud he is to have made it this far
'I struggle to hold the tears back I think. It was an amazing day. My wife and I had been through so much in the 12 months leading up,' he told Sunrise on Monday morning
'Just to be there on that day and to have everyone that meant so much to us before and after the injury, just to kind of do that for them and for myself was amazing'
Willoughby and Alise did not expect to be going through such hardship before their wedding day, but they were able to stick through it
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