The father of a Westbury window cleaner who suffered severe injuries after a 33,000-volt shock from an overhead power line says his son’s life has been 'completely changed'. John Knight says his son, Jason, is now recovering from Operation 21 – a 10.5-hour major operation to help save his legs from amputation.
Jason is currently recovering from the operation on Thursday, June 20 at the Southmead Hospital in Bristol and has just taken his first steps. Mr Knight said: “Excuse the pun, but it is amazing how your whole life can change in a flash. “One minute everything is going swimmingly and you have got your own business, you’re healthy and you’re fit and everything is going great and the next minute it is all over.
“We’ll see what happens. It will be one of these cases where my poor boy will be left penniless and it is going to be down to me and his mum to do what we can.” Jason Knight is hoping to be allowed home once his house can be adapted.
(Image: John Knight) Mr Knight was giving an update on Jason’s health following the major operation to help save his legs from amputation. Teams of surgeons spent 10.5 hours performing a complete reconstruction by taking flesh and skin grafts from his thighs to fill the gaps in his legs.
Jason has lost his left forearm and five toes, and the shock of the blast burned through his tendons and flesh leaving gaps. “They have filled the legs by putting the flesh back in where it was missing and he had blood supplies tak.
