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Mac's Rehabilitation Journey Towards The 2025 Invictus Games
28 January 2025
Strongman Mac McLaren has been through an incredible transition, ditching his 6,000-calorie daily intake and shedding three stones to make the UK wheelchair rugby team for the 2025 Invictus Games. The former soldier, who won the World’s Strongest Disabled Man for three years running, needed a drastic transformation to build up his athletic capacity and stamina to compete in the high octane team sport of wheelchair rugby. “It was some change as I would eat six meals a day for strongman events which need explosive power while wheelchair ru
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“The people made it really special!”
23 January 2025
The Blackthorn Rally is an off-road motorsport expedition for military veterans that takes place every year in Africa. As a third-time participant, Spencer Bull thought he had seen it all, but this year’s event in Tanzania brought a whole new level of excitement. “Picture 26 adventurous souls – including four Blesma members who, between us, have no working legs – taking on the rugged terrain of East Africa in dune buggies,” said Spencer abou
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Trial walk turns into a real thing
23 January 2025
Dave Richardson "Trial" for an 11k Remembrance route turned into a challenge as he tackled two Lake District fells using crutches to complete the fundraising effort. The Falklands veteran had to contend with awful weather during 14km of ascents and steep downhills, despite having an osseointegration implant removed in the summer.
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Blesma Members take part in Therapeutic Water Rescues with Newfoundlands
23 January 2025
A number of Blesma Members were recently pulled safely from a chilly lake in Leicestershire. This is anything but a shaggy dog story. Walker, a four-year-old Newfoundland, is intensely focused on his latest vital mission. Unfazed by the cold water and commotion, and oblivious to any risk, his only concern is to bring the people to safety. The giant dog has already plunged into the chilly lake repeatedly to demonstrate his impressive life-saving skills that, combined with his gentle perso
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