John-James Chalmers’ life was turned upside down when he was almost killed in a horrific explosion while serving his country.
The former Royal Marine was on a foot patrol in Helmand Province in 2011 when he was seriously injured by an IED that nearly took his life.
Suffering from life-threatening injuries and in unimaginable pain, JJ was rushed to Camp Bastion before being put in a coma and flown back to the UK.
Doctors worked tirelessly to rebuild his broken body, with JJ suffering facial injuries, missing most of his torso, having his elbow destroyed, holes in his legs, burst eardrums and the loss of two fingers.
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