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A rugby player, paralysed from the neck down after an accident during what was intended to be his final club match, has put his experiences into print. | A rugby player, paralysed from the neck down after an accident during what was intended to be his final club match, has put his experiences into print. |
Hooker Bryan Davies, 49, suffered a broken neck when captaining Bala against Nant Conwy in Gwynedd in 2007. | Hooker Bryan Davies, 49, suffered a broken neck when captaining Bala against Nant Conwy in Gwynedd in 2007. |
He hopes his book - Mewn Deg Eiliad (In Ten Seconds) will help anyone faced with a similar injury. | He hopes his book - Mewn Deg Eiliad (In Ten Seconds) will help anyone faced with a similar injury. |
"I am up and down - I have good days, and I have days when I am quite low," said Mr Davies, known as Yogi. | "I am up and down - I have good days, and I have days when I am quite low," said Mr Davies, known as Yogi. |
Lefi Gruffudd, of publisher Y Lolfa, said it was the most emotional autobiography he had ever published. | |
Mr Davies said he had not thought about writing a book, and when reading it back, it was still difficult to see from where "in my head" it all came. | |
"The only thing I can honestly say is that I hope that if someone else has the same experience as me, this helps them in some way to get through it," he said. | "The only thing I can honestly say is that I hope that if someone else has the same experience as me, this helps them in some way to get through it," he said. |
Before I would have laughed everything off, but now I consider everything a lot more Brian "Yogi" Davies on life since his injury | |
Mr Davies, a welder with Ifor Williams Trailers, spent months in hospital after suffering the injury on 21 April 2007. | Mr Davies, a welder with Ifor Williams Trailers, spent months in hospital after suffering the injury on 21 April 2007. |
He said he wanted to bring the emotional side of his experience into the book. | He said he wanted to bring the emotional side of his experience into the book. |
He returned to Bala last year after his home was adapted with money from an appeal among friends and colleagues which raised thousands of pounds. | He returned to Bala last year after his home was adapted with money from an appeal among friends and colleagues which raised thousands of pounds. |
"It has been harder than I had thought it would be," he added. | "It has been harder than I had thought it would be," he added. |
The experience had also changed his outlook. | The experience had also changed his outlook. |
"Before I would have laughed everything off, but now I consider everything a lot more." | "Before I would have laughed everything off, but now I consider everything a lot more." |
Also in the book is the experience of Mr Davies' wife Su, and children Ilan and Teleri. | Also in the book is the experience of Mr Davies' wife Su, and children Ilan and Teleri. |
"The book is split into three really, from the accident to today, Yogi's childhood and then the children and me," added Mrs Davies. | "The book is split into three really, from the accident to today, Yogi's childhood and then the children and me," added Mrs Davies. |
She said the book had helped the family as they had spent a lot of time reading about each others' lives. | |
"Although I have to say it does not feel like you are reading about yourself, it is like a fly-on-the-wall where you are watching someone else. | "Although I have to say it does not feel like you are reading about yourself, it is like a fly-on-the-wall where you are watching someone else. |
"After reading the book, though, I would not change a thing," she added. | |
Publisher Lefi Gruffudd said: "This is, without doubt, one of the most emotional, and the best, autobiography we have ever published. | Publisher Lefi Gruffudd said: "This is, without doubt, one of the most emotional, and the best, autobiography we have ever published. |
"Yogi's bravery, and that of his family, when faced with such a painful situation, has been amazing," he added. | "Yogi's bravery, and that of his family, when faced with such a painful situation, has been amazing," he added. |
Mr Gruffudd also paid tribute to the way writer Elfyn Pritchard had combined it together for the book, which will go on sale this week. | |
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