Care home resident from Hastings starts walking again thanks to swimming

• Abigail Bracken's report from Crowhurst, Sussex

A care home resident who was told she would never walk again has started taking her first steps in years - thanks to the power of swimming.

Dee Howard, who lives at Hastings Court Care Home, had a stroke two years ago and has been in a wheelchair ever since.

But now she is learning to walk again in a swimming pool, supported by carers from her home.

• Dee Howard says it's made a big difference to her life.

Dee is helped into the pool at Crowhurst Park near Battle with a hoist - and guided through the water by her carer.

Carer Craig Brookes says it is strengthening her legs.

"When she's in the pool, it helps with her balance. She's taking baby steps, one step at a time, to improve her leg mobility. And it's going to help her massively."

Dee can already see results, as after just a few sessions in the pool, and with the help of sticks and carers, she has started taking her first steps in years - on dry land.