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Leah Washington Pugh

Leah Washington Pugh

National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) Ambassador and Alton Towers Smiler crash survivor; owns Beauty Studio By Leah in Barnsley, Yorkshire.

Aug 2, 2026

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The Alton Towers Smiler Crash 11 Years On | Joe & Leah

Aug 2 · 1h 19m

Tom DickinsonHOST
43:07
And that was from the psychosis?
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:08
Yeah, from the postpartum psy- psychosis.
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:12
Um, and she's just now got her first prosthetic, and she's trying to learn to walk and adapting, and she's just gone home from hospital.
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:21
She's been in intensive care and rehab and all these other bits and bobs.
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:25
But she messaged me the other day, like, "Have you got any words of advice? 'Cause I'm m- my brain's stopped, basically.
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:33
I just don't know what, what's, what to do, and I'm struggling." So I gave her some tips, and hopefully I've helped her in some way, shape, or form.
Leah Washington Pugh
Leah Washington PughGUEST
43:44
Um, so since I last came on the podcast, I'm now an ambassador for the National Rehabilitation Trust, which is in the Midlands.

12 MINS LATER

Tom DickinsonHOST
55:53
Mm.

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