Ed Jackson is Extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Ed Jackson is a successful TV presenter, mountaineer, and as of yesterday, an author, however this hasn’t always been Ed’s way of life. A former professional rugby player, Ed was involved in a freak accident, diving head-first into the shallow end of a swimming pool back in 2017. Ed broke his neck and crushed his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed in a hospital bed, and was told he would never walk again. That, however, was not going to get in the way of Ed living his life to the fullest. In the last four years, Ed has not only focussed on his own recovery, defying the odds and learning to walking again, but felt immediately inspired to help others. Ed has unbelievably been climbing mountains since 2018, raising thousands of pounds for charity, and has more recently started his very own charity “Millimetres to Mountains”. Ed’s first book “Lucky” was released yesterday, to unite and inspire the reader, whatever their story. Lucky by Ed Jackson (Published by HQ) is out now. This is a Somethin’ Else production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.2	Hello and welcome to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People.
1:11.6	It's the podcast where I sit down with an extraordinary person and share their story.
1:16.6	They might have overcome adversity or they might still be on their journey,
1:21.6	with stories that will make you laugh, cry and hopefully feel a little bit inspired.
1:26.6	Today I'm delighted to introduce a man who has overcome a wealth of adversity
1:31.1	and is proving every day that what doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
1:37.5	Ed Jackson is a former professional rugby player who in 2017 was involved in an accident
1:42.8	which left him with a broken neck,
1:44.9	crushed his spinal cord and the prognosis that he would never walk again.
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