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Olympian: Cracknell and wife Beverly Turner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Olympic rower James Cracknell has spoken of the devastating long-term effects of the road accident that left him on the verge of death with a head injury last year.<\/p>\n
The gold medallist now suffers memory loss which means he cannot be left alone with his two young children in case he puts them in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n
And the 38-year-old sportsman said the change in his behaviour was \u2018taking the fun out\u2019 of his marriage to television presenter Beverley Turner.<\/p>\n
Cracknell was almost killed when he was struck from behind by the wing mirror of a truck during a cycling endurance race in America last July, which was being filmed for a documentary.<\/p>\n
He was taking part in a challenge to cycle, run, row and swim between Los Angeles and New York in 18 days when he was hit by the vehicle, which was travelling at 75mph. <\/p>\n
His skull was broken in two places and at one stage doctors even called his family to his bedside, fearing they would have to turn off his life support machine.<\/p>\n
Cracknell \u2013 who can remember nothing of the accident, saying: \u2018I set off, then I woke up in hospital\u2019 \u2013 made a remarkable physical recovery.<\/p>\n
But he now suffers short-term memory loss and needs to see a neurologist every couple of months.<\/p>\n
He has now been advised not to be alone with his children, seven-year-old son Croyde and two-year-old daughter Kiki, in case he mistakenly leaves something dangerous lying around.<\/p>\n
Cracknell told the Radio Times: \u2018I feel a bit useless. I can\u2019t help out.\n<\/p>\n
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\u2018I regret that the injury has had such an impact on everyone. Bev and I talk about nothing else, which takes the fun out of our relationship. That must be hard for her.\u2019<\/p>\n
Miss Turner has previously told how since the accident her husband is not allowed to drive, takes a long time to do simple tasks and gets annoyed easily with their children.<\/p>\n
The couple have been together for ten years. Ten days after Cracknell\u2019s accident Miss Turner, 37, found out she was pregnant with their third. The baby is due in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
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Family: Miss Turner with their children, son Croyde and daughter Kiki<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Talking of his memory loss recently, Cracknell said: \u2018I could watch a film, then the next day have no recollection of it. I would get angry with things that wouldn\u2019t have bothered me before.\u2019<\/p>\n
Speaking about the \u2018lost\u2019 seven or eight weeks he spent in hospital, he became convinced that a newspaper wanted him to ghost-write an article on golf on behalf of Gary Lineker.<\/p>\n
He was also sure that the nurse monitoring him 24 hours a day was in fact Lineker, and he set about trying to interview her at every opportunity, admitting: \u2018I can\u2019t imagine what questions I was asking her.\u2019<\/p>\n
He had to relearn some basic skills, saying: \u2018My balance was affected and sitting up was hard, walking was very hard \u2013 it took me two hours to walk as far as I\u2019d have walked before in two minutes.\u2019<\/p>\n
Cracknell is one of our most successful athletes, with two Olympic golds and six world championship titles. He won gold at the 2000 Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and Tim Foster, and a second gold at the 2004 Olympics.<\/p>\n
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