My name is Andy. Until 2015 I was a self-employed Landscaper working and living with my family in Leicestershire.

I was taken ill in early 2015 with a pretty nasty infection that found it's way into my body via a suspected spider bite on my ankle. Much has been made of the bite but the reality is that I probably scratched the bite site with dirty hands and introduced the infection myself.

The infection caused Sepsis and Kidney Failure, it also introduced Lymphedema into my system which caused my right leg to swell to approximately twice the size of my left leg. I spent 3yrs trying to find a solution but eventually decided that the only way I'd get back to work would be to have the limb chopped off.

I had my right leg amputated on March 13th and returned to surgery, following another infection, on April 27th. I'm now well on the way to recovering but have come across yet another problem, in the form of my garden! My kids love to run around on the grass and, in weather like we're currently experiencing, love splashing around in their paddling pool. I can't get out there with them because I'm now confined to a wheelchair and the garden just isn't suitable.

The paths are too narrow, there is a raised deck that I can't use, my wheels won't go over the lawn due to the slopes (hence I installed raised decking when I was able-bodied) and I'm stuck in an area that measures (approx.) 1.5m x 1.5m... Worse than that, my workshop, the way I intend to make money when I'm able, is on the other side of the garden and also sits atop a raised deck. It's not big enough for my wheelchair and is designed to for a 6'5 who works standing up, not a bloke in a wheelchair.

I'm raising money to get the garden, and my workshop, sorted out. I need a level-access garden and a new workshop. I think I can do this, and with your help I will.

Thank you.