21/06/2025
Let me tell you a story that still gives me goosebumps every time I think about it.
In 2017, Ed Jackson—a young, strong, professional rugby player—suffered a freak accident diving into a shallow pool. In seconds, his life changed.
Paralyzed from the neck down.
Doctors said he might never walk again. No more sports. No more movement. Possibly no more independence.
But Ed? He refused to settle for that ending.
Day by day, inch by inch, he fought. Not just against paralysis, but against despair. He retrained his brain. Rebuilt broken nerves. Learned to move again. Walk again. Climb again.
And then he did the unthinkable…
He climbed a mountain.
Not just a hill. Not a hilltop. A real.mountain. And then another.And another.
Against all odds, Ed Jackson—who once couldn’t move his fingers—stood on the peaks of the Alps and the Himalayas.
**Here’s what hit me the hardest:**
Ed didn’t just reclaim his life.
He used his journey to raise money and awareness for spinal injury victims—becoming a beacon of hope for thousands who feel like life ended with their diagnosis.
It’s okay to feel broken.
But broken isn’t the same as finished.
Even when the mountain seems impossible, step by step*, you get closer.
Even if you fall, crawl, cry—don’t stop.
Because sometimes, your greatest rise begins the moment everything seems to fall apart.
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