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In June 2016, Steven Dowd was in a life-changing accident that left him paralyzed from the neck-down. Metro.co.uk reports<\/a> that as he struggled to come to terms with his injuries, Dowd considered assisted suicide. However, during his hospital stay, doctors said he was a candidate for experimental spinal surgery at a nearby hospital. Today, less than three years after surgery, Dowd is walking, cycling, and even running to raise money for the charity that funded his surgery.<\/p>\n

The accident occurred when Dowd was cycling the 10 miles from his home to his work, which he did often while training for a cycling event. Dowd says after the accident, \u201cI thought I would never be able to move again. I was paralysed from the neck down.\u201d<\/p>\n