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John suffers daily with a serious back injury which confines him to his wheelchair for 90% of the day and leaves him in constant pain.
He is now a full-time athlete with British curling and has toured North America and Europe playing in competitions with a medal haul of three Gold, one Silver and two Bronze with Team Scotland.
On being selected for the Paralympic Inspiration Programme, John said: “It’s a mark of recognition from my peers and coaches, and it fills me with extreme pride and self worth as I mark this as a huge landmark on to the 2022 paras . It’s what I’ve been working towards for the last four years.
“I want to reach the pinnacle of my sport by representing Great Britain. Sport gives me self worth, a reason to get up in the morning. When I became a full time wheelchair user I thought I would never get back that feeling of being in a team sport. It helps you to adapt to your new challenges.”
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Stuart served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) until in 2013 his life changed forever. He was caught up in an explosion in Afghanistan, losing his lower left leg immediately in the blast, and later had to have his shattered right leg amputated too.
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Jo worked alongside the British Army until in January 2010, she discovered she had a tumour on her spinal cord.
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Micky was serving in Afghanistan in 2010 with the Royal Engineers when he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
