Ed Jackson

Hi i’m Ed. In April 2017 I broke my neck diving into a swimming pool. The accident left me paralysed from the shoulders down and cut short my professional rugby career. This blog documents my journey from the first few days in intensive care to who knows where…..

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Never gets old....🏔🙏 . #mm2mountains #chamonix #tmb #fortheplayers #berghaus #outdoors #explore

. 📅 2 days + 🚶🏽‍♂️ 40km + 🏔 3000m = 1 unbelievable 🍺 . One more day to go on our challenge around the Mont Blanc masif for @restartrugby . It’s been a tough couple of days but it’s all worth it for moments like this!🏔 . If you would like to donate please see my story x . #mm2mountains #nowhereidratherbe #getoutdoors #alps #adventure #friends #alpinechallenge #tmb

Day 879 . Sharing is caring . As I sit here staring out of the window of the train on my way back to Bristol from giving a key note speech in Manchester I cant help but feel content. . First it started with hospitals, then schools and before I knew it people were actually offering me money to tell my story. I found this baffling, in fact I definitely had a case of imposter syndrome walking into companies like Microsoft and Facebook. Who the hell wants to hear me chat about diving in the wrong end of a swimming pool, I just couldn’t get my head around it. I was missing the point though, it wasn’t the accident that people resonated with it was the recovery. ‘How can he possibly be stood there happier than when he was a professional sportsman..?’ . Every time I recount my story I realise something else it has taught me. Picking back through all the things that have come to pass and the lessons I have learned still baffles me but more and more I come to understand the process’s behind my recovery. Turns out you don’t have to face a life changing moment to change your life. There’s method to the madness and I love to share those methods with people. ✌️ . #mm2mountains #keynote #rehabilitation #sci #spinalcordinjury #recovery #hope #inspiration #talk #life #change #positivity #rugby #life