Lucky: The Sunday Times bestseller. An inspirational autobiography from the rugby union player turned Paralympics presenter by Ed Jackson

Lucky: The Sunday Times bestseller. An inspirational autobiography from the rugby union player turned Paralympics presenter

Ed Jackson
282 pages
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May 2022
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'What a story and what an inspirational human. Ed is a total legend.' Joe Wicks'A life-affirming story . . . inspirational' Tim PeakeAs seen in the Daily MailFrom tragedy to triumph, one step at a time - an inspirational story of triumph over adversity against the oddsAt just 28 years old, Ed Jackson was told he would never walk again. After a miscalculated dive into a pool, he suffered multiple cardiac arrests, a broken neck and a partially severed spinal cord. Lying paralysed in intensive care, the former rugby player knew his life would never be the same. But he wasn't ready to give up hope.Driven by relentless determination, Ed embarked on an incredible journey to independence. Millimetre by millimetre, he began to regain movement in his fingers and toes. Defying the expectations of even the most optimistic doctors, step by step, Ed began to walk again.Fuelled by a renewed appreciation for life and a determination to help others suffering similar injuries to his own, Ed set his sights on a new challenge: mountaineering. Embarking on a gruelling climb to raise funds for a spinal unit in Kathmandu, Ed realises that, once again, the odds are stacked against him. Will he be able to overcome his own life-changing injury and transform others' lives for the better?Lucky is the story of how Ed faced the impossible when it seemed all hope was lost, and shows how you, too, can overcome the biggest challenges that life sends your way.Lucky was a Sunday Times bestseller in the w/b August 9th 2021
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Pages 282
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Published 2022
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