Don't pity me, says football fan who lost his arm
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
A MORAY football fan has spoken of how he told ambulance staff it was "fair enough" to amputate his arm after a terrifying fall under a train.
Easy-going Garry Geddes has taken on the loss of a limb with a laugh and a joke, and has shrugged off the events of August 28 when he tumbled on to the tracks at Perth rail station.
The Rangers-daft 21-year-old’s ‘life’s too short’ attitude has helped him come to terms with his disability, and he has urged family and friends not to pity or mollycoddle him, and instead allow him to cope with dignity.
"People have been giving me great encouragement but I don’t want any pity, or to be treated any differently from what I was before," he said in an exclusive ‘Scot’ interview.
"It’s a shame I’ve lost my arm and I’m not thankful for that, but it could have been a lot worse. It could have been a funeral.
"The way I look at it is, it’s just a new challenge in life I was desperately looking for. I’m going to make the most of everything I can.
"I’m only thinking about the future now, what jobs I’m going to do and how I’m going to get on with things."
Garry, from Buckie, was travelling home from watching a Rangers game when he came off the train at Perth for a quick cigarette, and when it began moving off without him he slipped between the train and platform.
To read the full exclusive interview, see this week's 'Northern Scot'
