WATCH: Quadruple amputee 'Bionic Bob' stars in inspirational training video
He lost his legs and arms after a bout of meningitis when he was aged just 18. But Robert Parsons, nickname Bionic Bob, has proved that is no limit to what he can do.
The 34-year-old completed a 10km sponsored walk, raising more than £1,500 for charity.
And as part of his training, Mr Parsons, from Stourbridge, made a Rocky-style training video shared by thousands of people online.
The video, below, shows him wearing his prosthetic blades to run around, pushing a car and lifting dumb bells.
Mr Parsons completed Bionic Bob's 10k Walk on Sunday in style, alongside the former Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley – Councillor Steve Waltho and his wife Jayne.
Mr Parsons, a former van driver's mate at the Geoff Hill Electrical Superstore in Amblecote, said he wanted to thank people for their support after his diagnosis.
Fundraising by his former boss Mr Hill saw more than £150,000 donated to help him buy prostheses and a specially-adapted car.
The event started and finished at Geoff Hill Electrical Superstore and went through Mary Stevens Park.
Mr Parsons said: "The reaction from people has been amazing – everyone supported what I was doing
"I just wanted to give something back to all of the people who had helped and supported me.
"You feel like you've had all that help and want to help people in return."
He has raised more than £1,500 so far from the walk o raise money for Mary Stevens Hospice and Meningitis Now and said any more donations are welcomed.
Filming the Rocky montage was a riot, according to Mr Parsons.
"We had loads of fun doing that video," he said.
"One of my mates told me to do it – he said 'get outside, put your hood up and do a Rocky video'.
"It was really fun, lifting the weights and pushing the car – but my dad left the handbrake on at one point.
"We also had a great time editing it."
Mr Parsons was a delivery driver for Mr Hill's electrical firm when he was struck down by the illness in 2000.
After contracting the potentially deadly virus Mr Parsons had operations to remove his arms from just below the elbow and his legs at the knees.
He also lost part of his nose to the virus, which at the time was thought to be one of the worst cases in the country.
Thousands of pounds were raised in just weeks from donations by members of the public – and that has been used in recent years to kit out Mr Parsons's home and buy him a specially-adapted car.
In the 16 years since he has battled to improve his mobility and reached a milestone in January 2011 by managing to walk around for long periods of time.
Staff from Mary Stevens Hospice hailed 'inspirational' Mr Parsons' fundraising efforts.
The hospice posted on Facebook: "Meningitis may have forced him to have both his arms and both his legs amputated, but there is one thing you can never take away from Bionic Bob and that is his truly inspirational fighting spirit.
"To overcome what this man has been through, and is still going through, during the last 16 years is awe-inspiring.
"To face the odds he's battled every day for the last 16 years, and to come out the other side with a fantastic sense of humour and a willingness to help people he'll likely never meet is just beyond anything we can put into words.
"You're an inspiration."
To donate to Mr Parsons' fund visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RobParsons
