{"id":847060,"date":"2025-05-09T20:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/i-woke-up-one-day-with-strange-sensation-in-my-feet\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:12:01","slug":"i-woke-up-one-day-with-strange-sensation-in-my-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/i-woke-up-one-day-with-strange-sensation-in-my-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I woke up one day with strange sensation in my feet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For 30 years, Terry Hill owned a successful roofing business and was able to travel the world. Now a debilitating condition has left him unable to work or leave the house<\/h2>\n
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12:07, 11 Apr 2025<\/span>Updated 12:07, 11 Apr 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/g><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>Terry is heartbroken over his health struggles<\/span>(Image: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

A grandad who lost feeling in his feet has been left unable to walk due to a debilitating condition. Terry Hill, 59, was a roofer for more than 30 years and amassed nearly 100,000 followers on TikTok<\/a> after going viral, though is no longer able to afford his bills or leave the house because of the condition of his legs.<\/p>\n

For over 30 years, Terry owned a successful roofing business and his steady income allowed him to indulge in his greatest passion \u2013 travel<\/a>. Every year, he’d take five or six holidays to Europe<\/a>, and in December 2023 he went viral online after surprising his daughter while she was on holiday in Crete with her boyfriend and two children.<\/p>\n

Just weeks later, in January 2024, Terry realised he could combine his TikTok account with his love for travelling so he booked a dream trip to Thailand.<\/a> However, it was while on this trip in April that the Doncaster-based grandad began to notice that his legs were beginning to hurt.<\/p>\n

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<\/g><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>Terry booked a dream trip to Thailand after combining social media with his love of travel<\/span>(Image: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Not thinking too much of it, over the next few months Terry travelled to Egypt, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Poland, and returned to Thailand twice, though in June 2024, he was told the arteries in his groin were blocked, likely caused by smoking. Terry quit and had seven stents put into his arteries to open them, bringing feeling back to his legs.<\/p>\n

After that he continued travelling and, by January, he had nearly 100,000 followers. \u201cI had the time of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was like I were famous. I will always remember it and I\u2019ll be telling my kids and grandkids about it for the rest of my days.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in January, he was playing with his 12-year-old son in the snow<\/a> when he realised he could not feel his feet again, even when touching a hot radiator. Three weeks later he underwent aorto-bifemoral bypass surgery at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, which replaced his blocked arteries with artificial tubes. \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t had it, I would have died,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Although Terry can feel his feet again, side-effects mean he is unable to walk more than five metres. He also has bowel issues which make going outside potentially difficult. Since January he has left the house just four times.<\/p>\n

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<\/g><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span>Terry’s one true love is travelling, but now he can barely leave the house<\/span>(Image: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cFor someone who loves travelling, it\u2019s heartbreaking. I hate it, I feel so down. I\u2019ve never struggled with mental health issues, but I can now understand why people do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Unable to work as a roofer, and with no income from TikTok, Terry was left with an unpaid mortgage and bills and has claimed universal credit and applied for disability benefits, though these are not enough to cover his costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gone from having the time of my life to not being able to pay my bills or leave the house,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t face my followers because I can\u2019t give them what they want. I physically can\u2019t do it. It\u2019s devastating and there\u2019s nothing I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

In what was a difficult decision, Terry set up a GoFundMe<\/a> aiming to raise \u00a35,000 for a mobility scooter. In the first week, he received a few donations, though is still short of his target.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to everyone who has donated, it really means a lot,\u201d Terry said. \u201cBut it\u2019s devastating that I don\u2019t have enough. I\u2019m gutted. I feel so helpless as there\u2019s nothing I can do. I can\u2019t face my followers. I can\u2019t give them the travel content they want. I physically can\u2019t do it. I don\u2019t know what will happen next.\u201d<\/p>\n

To find out more about Terry\u2019s GoFundMe page, visit ‘Famous TikToker Donny Knight Needs Your Help!\u2019 on gofundme.com. To find him on TikTok, visit tiktok.com\/@donny_knight<\/strong><\/p>\n

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