Wemcast

‘If one has support, drive and determination, a debilitating injury should not stop you from reaching your goals'.   In this episode, Will chats to Martin Hewitt about his journey from surviving a serious bullet wound with catastrophic arterial bleeding on the battlefield in Afghanistan, to waking up in a hospital in Birmingham the next day, faced with having to rebuild his life.    Martin refocused his energy into sport and adventure, and has competed as an elite level skier and set up the Adaptive Grand Slam (AGS), which provides opportunities to people with disabilities to participate in extraordinary physical challenges.   ...    The pair discuss the enormous mental battle Martin faced when coming to terms with his life-changing injury. From learning to write and tie his shoes, to considering the world of work, Martin talks us through his process and the measures he took to avoid being consumed by his emotions.    They also explore the highs of Martin's journey, which has included captaining the