A man who suffered from locked-in syndrome and received cancer treatment in his younger days has made 60 woolly hats to send to the people of war-torn Ukraine. Luke Haigh, from Liversedge in West Yorkshire, could only blink following cancer treatment and pneumonia.
Yorkshire Live reported he's now able to move his fingers and arms but it takes him several hours to make each hat as he gets tired easily. Luke, 34, who lives with parents Andrew and Clare, said: "At the start of lockdown I taught myself to make woolly hats as I thought the people there would really appreciate them."
Luke made around 60 hats during lockdown which he donated to a charity shop for homeless people. He's now made another 60 and is hoping someone will come forward to help get them to people in Ukraine.
He added: "I saw people in Ukraine on the news. Some looked to be freezing and suffering as it was snowing."
Luke got ill just before his 16th birthday. He had treatment for leukaemia but then got pneumonia.
He was in a coma for four months and woke with locked-in syndrome and it was several years before he was able to use his arms again. He uses a wheelchair and needs round-the-clock care.
Dad Andrew said: "Luke has a very positive attitude and is always so kind and positive. He takes it day to day and still has teachers in touch from his high school (Batley Boys) - he's a likeable lad."
For more stories from where you live, visit InYourArea.
