Simon Weston would be a magnificent figurehead for Invictus; a man who came through war with appalling wounds (I remember a programme about him and in it they showed the agony he went through to have his dressings changed) and managed to overcome all hardships to be a good, upstanding citizen. He would have TRUE an empathy with the athletes and they could identify with each other. I say Simon Weston should take over. Anyone else want to write to Invictus to suggest it?
”Weston endured years of reconstructive surgery, including over 96 major operations or surgical procedures. Skin from his shoulders was used to make eyelids, and skin grafts also repaired healing contraction to his nose.
[6] He suffered psychological trauma, drinking heavily and becoming suicidal, and admits his behaviour during this time was "terrible". He credits his mother with helping him to overcome this, in particular, her act of reuniting him with his old regiment, who refused to mollycoddle him (especially Glen White, who ran the Welsh Guards rugby side), forced him to "face up to the unavoidable and to be positive about everything including especially my future"
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And what has Hasno endured or contributed by way of contrast….sweet F A