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I still believe I'm lucky even after breaking my neck
I still believe I'm lucky even after breaking my neck
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 2017 Ed Jackson had everything to look forward to. A professional rugby player, the 28-year-old had just signed another two-year contract with the Welsh team Dragons, and he and his girlfriend Lois had got engaged and were planning a fabulous wedding in Italy the following year. All of that changed in a split second when Ed mistakenly dived into the shallow end of a swimming pool. He hit his head with such force that he dislocated and fractured two vertebrae at the base of his neck. Paralysed from the neck down, he was told he would never walk again, but Ed quickly found the positives in his situation and says he considers himself "lucky". It's an attitude that has taken him further than you could ever imagine. Ed has written a book about his life called Lucky, and his charity is called Millimetres 2 Mountains.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: June Christie
(Photo: Ed Jackson. Credit: Ross Silcocks)
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: June Christie
(Photo: Ed Jackson. Credit: Ross Silcocks)
Released:
Nov 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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