Wed Arrows: Famous stunt team celebrate wedding reception
A FATHER who took some of his last steps on his wedding day has revealed his delight after winning the chance to revisit the venue on his third anniversary.
James Ball, of Camborne, married wife Shelley in August 2012 at Tregenna Castle in St Ives, but tragically just weeks later a condition he was unaware of suffering left him wheelchair bound.
Three years on the 36-year-old has never walked again and lives downstairs in the house he shares with his wife and family
.So when the former builder came across the chance to enter a competition being run by the Tregenna Castle Resort to share his wedding day memories for the chance to win an overnight stay with a romantic champagne dinner, he entered immediately.
After beating out more than 60 other entries Mr Ball said he was delighted to be able to give something back to wife Shelley, 35, after all she's done for him.
"It was a bit of a surprise to win so when I got the phone call I was like wow," said Mr Ball.
"Shelley has stuck by me through it all and been so brilliant, I couldn't ask for more.
"She was the main reason I entered the competition. I can't do a lot for her and she does everything for me so this was my only way to say thank you to her."
The couple will enjoy their prize at Tregenna Castle Resort this August, exactly three years on from their wedding day on August 27 in 2012.
"It was an absolutely fantastic day," recalled Mr Ball.
"We chose Tregenna because it was a beautiful location and Shelley always wanted to get married in a castle.
"In the morning Shelley also got a surprise when she realised she was pregnant, but she didn't tell me until a few days later."
Sadly a short time after the wedding Mr Ball visited the doctor
after struggling to walk due to hip pains and was diagnosed with impingement syndrome - by October he was wheelchair bound.
"I always had problems with my knees and hips being a builder and playing rugby with the Redruth Rugby Club," said James. "But I just carried on. Eventually it got too much and I went to the doctors.
"I've had operations to try and resolve some of the issues but it's gone from bad to worse.
"But through it all Shelley has been my rock. Not many women would have stuck around, it's not been an easy road at all. I'm just grateful for the chance to say thank you to her properly for being an amazing wife and mother."
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