Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Triumph Over Adversity

We didn't ask too many questions when we helped Paul Burns get webbed gloves, and a wetsuit that he could modify to go on a diving trip. He's an amputee, which you would not guess from his laid back, open, and confident attitude. After a great trip in the Red Sea he dropped us an email to say he was telling his story on the BBC. But he gave us all inspiration and made us feel that life maybe wasn't too bad after all.

As a former soldier, he recalls how he survived an IRA Bomb at Warren Point and went on to become the first disabled member of the elite Red Arrows Parachute display team.

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