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Christine Waddell is Britain's longest survivor of locked-in syndrome, leaving her in a state of constant paralysis, but awareness.

At the age of 26 in April 1997, she fell in her bathroom.

She tried to get up but ultimately fell again and lay there for three days – until a colleague noticed her absence from work and her father broke into her flat.

17 months in hospital followed before she moved in with her parents.

After years of suffering she was given a grant for a computer which allows her to communicate.

She is now able to use the internet and to communicate with old friends and others who have locked-in syndrome.

She also listens to music and audiobooks, is able to swallow melted chocolate and sometimes has occasional vodka via her feeding tube.

She misses most the ability to talk and regrets being unable to eat burgers.