"THE ACCIDENT HASN'T STOPPED ME'

After suffering a horrific injury as a child, he's built a dream life

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Twenty years ago, Terry Vo stole the nation's heart with his beaming smile and positive take on life in the wake of a shocking accident at a friend's home. And since then, Terry's chased all his dreams.

"Nothing has stopped me from living a normal life," he tells Woman's Day.

Terry was just 10 when his life changed forever while attending a friend's birthday party in 2005. He was playing basketball in the driveway when he went for a slam dunk.

The basketball hoop was fixed to a brick wall above the garage, and as Terry held onto the ring, he heard "cracks" and then the wall gave way.

After Terry fell back onto the concrete, the wall collapsed on him and the edges of falling bricks sliced through three of his limbs - his two forearms and his left foot, which was severed above the ankle.

"The next thing I knew was my arms were gone," recalls Terry from his home in Perth's northern suburbs.

"I could still feel my foot - it's called phantom pain - and I didn't realise it was gone. I tried to stand up and fell over. Then all my friends ran inside to get the adults."