Here to tell my story (challenge accepted)

Hi, my name is Jordan Rothwell.

I’m a proud father of three beautiful children and have an incredible girlfriend (my guardian angel) who has stood by me through everything.

For years, I struggled with mental health and addiction, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened three years ago.

The Accident That Changed My Life

In January 2022 my family and I went through a life-changing ordeal when I was electrocuted by overhead power cables on a train track. A staggering 24,000 volts surged through my body, entering through my left arm, crossing my chest—narrowly missing my heart—and exiting through my lower right leg.

I then fell 15 meters onto the tracks, where I lay engulfed in flames for 10 minutes until my body finally burnt out. The fire service stretchered me off the tracks and rushed me to a specialist burns hospital, where I was taken straight into surgery and placed in a medically induced coma on life support &  dialysis in ICU for two months—my best chance of survival.

Waking Up to a New Reality

When I finally woke up, my family—my girlfriend and mother—stood over me. I struggled to piece together what had happened. I didn’t yet understand the severity of my injuries, but when I tried to move, my body wouldn’t respond.

I had lost half my body weight, dropping from a strong 15-stone, 6ft athletic build to just 8½ stone skin and bones. The doctors told me that if I hadn’t been in such good shape before the accident, I probably wouldn’t have survived.

I was unable to eat or drink and had to be fed through a tube directly into my stomach. Over time, I was slowly reintroduced to small amounts of food—ice pops, ice cream, soup, yogurt—to rebuild my throat muscles.

But this was just the beginning.

The Fight for Recovery

As fast as my body was receiving blood, it was losing it. At one point, I had seven blood transfusions, a total of seven pints, as doctors struggled to keep me stable. Due to this, I now have antibodies in my blood, making my A-negative type even rarer (but hey, we’ve got to laugh somewhere, right?).

I underwent 14 operations, including extensive skin grafts from my legs to my back, stomach, arms, and right leg. Doctors removed burnt muscle from my right leg (Tibialis anterior) and my left arm. At one stage, they considered amputating my left arm due to infection, but thankfully, that didn’t happen.

However, I was left with:

✅ No mobility in my left hand

✅ A fused right ankle, now 45mm shorter than my left, held together with screws and plates

After three months, I was moved from ICU to a burns ward, where my rehabilitation began.

At first, it was just lifting my arms and regaining control. Then, with help, I sat up on the edge of the bed. Eventually, I stood.

Step by step, I pushed myself forward. Failure was not an option.

The nurses told me:

“We have never seen anybody come back from an injury with as much focus and drive as you.”

I had only one goal—to get home to my family.

My girlfriend, who was pregnant with our third child, managed everything—working six days a week, raising our children, visiting me every other day, and running the house. If anyone is the real superhero, it’s her.

After six months in hospital—two of those in a coma—I finally made it home. The nurses told me I was the best patient they’d ever had because I never moaned, refused, or gave up.

Turning Tragedy into Something Positive

Now, three years into my recovery, I want to use my accident as a source of inspiration, not suffering.

I also want to help my 16-year-old cousin, Joe, who was diagnosed at 13 years old, two days before his 14th birthday, with Metastatic Stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer.

I’m asking for any donations, big or small, to help fund challenges, events, and equipment that will push me further while raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and Young Lives vs Cancer. These charities have made the most significant impact on Joe’s journey.

I’d love for you to be part of this journey with me! Leave suggestions in your donations—what challenges do you want to see me complete? The harder, the better! I’ll pick one at random and document everything on social media:

Instagram: @MrIncred_ABLE

Let’s turn pain into purpose and make a real difference. Thank you for your support. ❤️