Early Life
He was born in London on 13 December 1960. Norfolk suffered a motorbike accident in 1979 at the age of 19, and was left paraplegic. He was hospitalised for over a year, and the disability resulted in him requiring a wheelchair. There was a further complication in 2000, damage was caused to cervical spinal nerve 7 resulted in Norfolk additionally losing strength in his right arm and shoulder.
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