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Father-of-ten Patrick Savidge used to adore his children. But in October 2003, a car crash left him in a coma. When he woke up three weeks later, he had forgotten the last 16 years of his life, and the love he had felt for his family had disappeared.
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Before the accident Patrick lived for his children. He had wanted a large family and spent most of his time with the kids. Now he doesn't feel they are his children any more, has no idea how to behave around them, and no longer joins in with family life.
The family are desperate to re-establish a loving relationship with their husband and father.
Eighteen months after the crash, Patrick is starting a new form of intensive therapy with one of Britain's leading neuropsychologists. It's the family's last chance to bring the 'Superdad' they used to love back to life. Unless he gets better within two years of the accident, there's little chance he'll fully recover.
Cutting Edge takes an intimate journey with Patrick, his wife Jenny and their children through the six months of his treatment as they struggle to re-establish a loving family relationship. The whole family reveal frankly how Patrick has changed and how it's affecting them, and confront the uncomfortable truth about family life before the accident.
