Louise Minchin reveals she is still recovering from the frostbite she got four months ago during Arctic bike ride challenge and shares fears for her toes
I will spare you details at this point as I am still being treated and don't know exactly what my long-term recovery will look like. When we got to this point both of us knew we were very dangerously cold.'Louise said the 'combination of the temperature and wind meant despite having prepared as much as we could have it was a huge risk to go on'.She added: 'Turns out we were right to stop. We both have frostbite and are being looked after incredibly well looked after.
- ▪I will spare you details at this point as I am still being treated and don't know exactly what my long-term recovery will look like.
- ▪When we got to this point both of us knew we were very dangerously cold.'Louise said the 'combination of the temperature and wind meant despite having prepared as much as we could have it was a huge risk to go on'.She added: 'Turns out we w
- ▪We both have frostbite and are being looked after incredibly well looked after.
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Louise Minchin has revealed she is still recovering from frostbite after developing the condition during her Arctic ice bike ride challenge in March.The BBC presenter, 57, was forced to quit the gruelling challenge which saw her attempt to cycle 300 miles in Canada's remote Northwest Territories.Louise has now shared her concerns that she doesn't know what her 'long-term recovery' looks like on her toes, while revealing her fingers are now 'okay'.Writing in her newsletter, Louise said: 'To say things did not go to plan is an understatement.
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