Hollie Smith, 19, dreamed of playing for Wales - but after sepsis she needs round-the-clock care.
Hollie was put in an induced coma for more than two weeks and was told she was "very lucky" to survive.
"My personal goals are to go to college and resit my A-levels in order to give me a stepping stone to go on to university and study medicine."Now, the long-term outlook for recovery is poor. However, I do hope in the future that I will be able to sit up with minimal assistance and be able to propel myself in a wheelchair and find a new sport to get into."
In the meantime, Hollie has highlighted that although her care has been excellent, there should be better facilities when young people experience sepsis or are learning to adapt to disability."I've been told that I meet the threshold for residential care. However, the only places I could go would be a care for the elderly facility, or a place for people with learning difficulties, and neither would really be able to meet my needs," she said.
But she was keen to stress that the hospital team at University Hospital of Wales "were and still are amazing with me and my family and I owe my life to them".Hollie returned from hospital to a very different life, but is focusing on the future and campaigning for better facilities for other young people
"That said, care services are regularly reviewed, and in order to identify how we can best deliver high-quality services to younger people with disabilities in Cardiff, a partnership project is due to begin shortly which will help us make improvements which best meet the needs of everyone requiring care in Cardiff.
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