Supercar convoy for sports car enthusiast with severe muscle-wasting disease who started 'dream …

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.A young motor racing enthusiast who has been shielding during the pandemic has marked a year since starting his ‘dream’ YouTube channel. Shivam Nathwani suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe muscle-wasting condition and is a permanent wheelchair user as well as needing a breathing machine. Throughout the pandemic, the 23-year-old’s illness meant he at higher risk of suffering badly from Covid-19 so he had to shield in his family home in Birstall. His brother Pritesh Nathwani, 33, told LeicestershireLive: “For my brother, the restrictions that came with the lockdown are just part of his daily life. “But with shielding, it was different because he really couldn’t go anywhere apart from the garden.” Since he was diagnosed as a toddler, Shivam has spent much of his life in and out of Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, and Leicester Royal Infirmary. Despite being stuck at home, Pritesh said his brother, “being the inspirational and positive person he is” did not let it affect his mood. “He’s had his bad…
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