He spent 6 weeks in an induced coma at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham before awakening to learn he had 36 separate injuries including the loss of both his legs, 18 fractures of the spine, shoulders, arms, jaw, sternum and pelvis.
His initial thoughts were to get his life back to normal as quickly as possible. He transferred to Headley Court and started his rehabilitation. In an effort to get back on track, he entered the selection process for the Inaugural Invictus Games in London 2014.
It was here he and the rest of the GB Armed forces team were victorious in winning a gold medal in Wheelchair Rugby. He has plans to compete at the next Invictus games in Orlando 2016 and has recently been selected to train for the GB development squad with an eye on the Rio Paralympics. He currently plays for the South Wales team; the Ospreys.
With Stuarts’ number of injuries this did not perturb his desire to regain as much normality of a full and active lifestyle as possible. He and a team of other serving members regularly take part in physical events in order to raise awareness and funds for a number of service charities. Even with a brachial plexus nerve injury in his left shoulder, Stuart managed to hand cycle from Paris to London and has plans to kayak around Greenland later on in 2016.
Using Stumbling blocks to build his stairway through adversity, Stuart has an undying desire to persevere and overcome any challenge or obstacle.
Overcoming adversity
Inspiration
Motivation
Stuart is a truly motivational speaker! Invited to speak to future military aviators at the culmination of their survival training, Stuart’s generosity of spirit, humility and candid delivery whilst sharing his experiences of combat and discussing his road to recovery from the injuries he received is a truly humbling and inspirational experience.
His physical and moral courage are plain to see and I have never seen our people so motivated, engaged or inspired. Thank you Stuart Robinson.’
Flt Lt M Fairhead
RAF Cranwell.
I had the pleasure to listen to Stu’s story during his presentation to the Royal Air Force’s newest cohort of officer recruits at RAF Cranwell. His was a story of heroism, bravery and stalwart determination and one that is shocking yet fascinating to those who have never been in a combat situation. Stuart is able to pitch his delivery to any audience, whilst grasping their attention and holding it through the detail of his exploits and experiences. Truly inspirational, we could only hope that in similar circumstances, we would confront such adversity with half the courage, positivity and drive the Stuart has shown. Having heard many after dinner speakers, I can honestly say that few have left me feeling as humbled and urging for more like him.
Flt Lt J Matheson
RAF Cranwell
A dynamic and versatile speaker, Josh is able to draw upon his experience and expertise to give inf…