Brave Becky battles to fund prosthetic leg after horror crash
A teenager from Walsall who lost her leg after a horrific car crash is now on a mission to raise £40,000 for a battery-operated leg.
Becky Newton, age 18, was hit by a car while waiting for the bus with her mother and niece on January 11.
She was flown to hospital immediately but her injuries meant she had to have her leg amputated.
But the brave teen was up and about within weeks and even went back to Walsall College, where she studies beauty, in February.
Now, she has a whole team round her helping to raise enough money for a new prosthetic leg with a battery operated knee.
Becky was in Tesco Walsall on Saturday with friends and family, painting nails and applying glitter tattoos to raise money. There was also a tombola – with all proceeds going towards the cause. The group raised £154.60 overall.
She said: "I do have a prosthetic leg from the NHS but this new one will be much lighter, less bulky, and will be easier to move around on.
"The one I have hurts my back and puts weight on my back and hip."
She added she was 'overwhelmed' by all the support she had received since the accident.
"I don't know what to do sometimes as people are putting in so much," she added.
"Since it happened, it's changed my attitude towards stuff. As I've lost my independence I've lost interest in things I used to be interested in. But also, I've met loads of people I wouldn't have before."
Becky's dream is to raise the money before July 2020, as she wants to walk her 21-year-old sister Samantha down the aisle at her wedding.
She is currently undertaking regular physiotherapy sessions to get her back to walking again.
Her sister Samantha said: "You always hear stories about this sort of thing but you never think it will happen to someone you know or someone you're close to.
"When I got the phone call I just wanted to race to her. You take life for granted until this."
Becky's mother Marie Hall added: "It has been stressful but Becky has been amazing. She's tried to deal with it the best she can.
"It has taken a toll on us - we've had to move to live with my dad as I lived in a three-storey flat before. And Becky has been a bit different, she's more anxious now about a lot of things, especially cars.
"It'll be such a proud moment when she can walk her sister down the aisle. Their father isn't here anymore, so it'll be very emotional."
Leah Taylor, at Tesco Extra in Walsall, helped organise the charity event – and has set up a Just Giving page for anyone who can donate to Becky's cause.
Visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/beckyshopesanddreams to donate.
