Woman paralysed when she fell learning to walk as baby paints art with mouth from phil stroud cornwall Watch Video

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✓ Published: 18-Jun-2024

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A woman paralysed when she fell learning how to walk as a toddler is a lifelong artist - painting beautiful pictures with her mouth.<br/><br/>Sarah Barker, 39, has lived with the disability since she suffered a spinal chord injury aged 18 months.<br/><br/>She fell and hit the back of her neck whilst learning to walk.<br/><br/>The accident left her paralysed from the neck down and she has to be on a ventilator for 24 hours a day. <br/><br/>But it did not stop the determined creative from pursuing her passion of art - and she learned to pains beautiful artwork inspired by nature with her mouth.<br/><br/>Now the artist from Bodmin, Cornwall, hopes to share her inspiring story to inspire others living with a disability to not give up - and embrace creativity.