She Lost Her Arm & Leg, Then Climbed Kilimanjaro | Sarah de Lagarde

In this extraordinary conversation for Together, Holly Willoughby meets Sarah de Lagarde, a mother of two, award-winning speaker and trailblazing adventurer whose life changed forever in September 2022, when she was run over by two trains and lost her right arm and leg. Now "80% human and 20% bionic", Sarah has rebuilt her life against the odds, becoming the first woman in the world to be fitted with an AI-powered bionic arm and conquering Mount Kilimanjaro twice. Sarah opens up about the physical and emotional challenges of recovery, finding strength in the face of adversity, and her mission to raise awareness around mental health, public transport safety and responsible AI. An inspiring conversation about resilience, determination and redefining what's possible. If you have been affected by anything in this episode, please see the support links below. Help and Support: NHS, Amputation information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/ Limbless Association: https://www.limbless-association.org/ Steel Bones: https://steelbone.co.uk/ PTSD UK (information and support after trauma): https://www.ptsduk.org/ Scope (disability advice and support): https://www.scope.org.uk/ Mind (mental health support): https://www.mind.org.uk/ Samaritans (emotional support, 24/7): https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123 Chapters: 00:00 Coming up 00:45 Meet Sarah de Lagarde 03:04 From the south of France to London 04:47 Climbing Kilimanjaro at 40 06:54 30 September 2022 07:41 Falling through the gap 09:18 The first train 10:00 "Please, somebody help me" 11:00 Staying calm 12:25 Her daughters' voices 14:02 The second train 15:54 Why she didn't bleed out 17:20 Holding the doctor's hand 18:32 Signing the amputation form 19:57 Calling her husband 22:50 AD: Voy 23:12 Mind the gap 26:06 Could AI make the tube safer? 28:27 Learning to walk again 31:40 Prosthetics built for men 34:00 The AI-powered bionic arm 38:11 Back up Kilimanjaro 42:34 Learning to ask for help 44:21 The hard days 46:55 Going back to work 49:27 Invisible or inspirational 54:40 The £250,000 arm 57:09 The future of prosthetics 1:00:19 The question from an 11-year-old 1:03:23 Phantom limb pain 1:04:51 A statement from TfL Follow Together: Instagram: https://instagram.com/hollywilloughbytogether TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@hollywilloughbytogether Facebook: https://facebook.com/hollywilloughby Follow Holly: Instagram: https://instagram.com/hollywilloughby TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@hollywilloughbyofficial Follow Sarah: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjdelagarde Together is brought to you by Voy: https://www.joinvoy.com/together Business enquiries: brands@hollywilloughbytogether.com #HollyWilloughby #Together #SarahDeLagarde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices