Doctors said I might never walk again – but now I’m ready to tackle the West Highland Way

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Doctors said I might never walk again – but now I’m ready to tackle the West Highland Way

A rugby-mad teenager who was told by medics he might never walk again will tackle the West Highland Way.

Connor Docherty, 19, from Paisley, broke his neck during a school game of rugby in January 2008.

As a 16-year-old he was playing away for St Aloysius’ College against Edinburgh Academy when he went in for the tackle that would change his life forever.

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