Five years on from the London Bridge terror attack, survivor Geoff Ho tells OK! how therapy and finding love has helped him move on
On June 3 2017 three terrorists killed eight people and seriously injured 48 more after ploughing through pedestrians on London Bridge then running rampage armed with knives through Borough Market.
What’s more, the fact that I was in mortal danger made my now wife realise that she couldn’t live without me. At first everyone was bewildered but that turned to panic when the men kicked in the door and stormed in with giant knives in their hands, yelling at everyone to get down on the floor. Be the first to meet the latest showbiz babies, see the most sought after wedding pictures of the year, or take a guided tour around your favourite star's lavish multi-million pound home - all for free!So I tried talking to them, thinking the distraction would give everyone a chance to get away. I said they didn’t have to do this but there was just anger and hatred in their eyes. Time slowed down and I can remember the moment when two of them attacked me in excruciating detail.
I was taken to hospital and stayed there for 10 days, the first week on a breathing machine with tubes everywhere so I couldn’t talk. My parents came to see me and lots of friends. It was hard to see everyone so worried about me but I could see they were relieved I was OK. Other friends haven’t been so lucky. One moved abroad because of the memories, another turned to alcohol and has only just started receiving the support he needs.
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