LW 38: Ed Jackson - a podcast by London Welsh RFC

Our guest this week is former London Welsh back row forward, Ed Jackson.  Ed played for London Welsh for only two seasons, but what a two years they were for the club.  Promotion from the play offs in the Championship to a season in the Premiership with Lyn Jones as our DoR.  Ed went on to have a successful playing career with Wasps and Newport Gwent Dragons after leaving London Welsh, but he then suffered an horrific injury when diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool in April 2017.  Having undergone an operation to repair a fracture of his C6/C7 vertebrae, he lay, quadriplegic on his back in ICU with only limited movement in his right arm.  His rugby career now over and with experts warning him that he may never walk again; Ed faced a battle to for his own independence.
WIthin a year of his accident, Ed Jackson climbed to the top of Snowdon with many of his former London Welsh team mates at his side.  He hasn't looked back since, walking up many European mountains and the Himalayas, raising money for charities that helped him, including Wings for Life and Rugby Restart.  He has been inspirational to many other patients who have suffered similar fetes and has now formed his own Charity which is called Millimeters to Mountains to help others.  Truly an inspirational individual.
https://www.millimetres2mountains.org/our-story/
This podcast series is sponsored by London Welsh Developments LTD.  
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