Jason Richards, a father of three and a successful building services engineer and sustainability consultant, who sustained a complete spinal cord injury at the age of 26.
Jason Richards, a father of three and a successful building services engineer and sustainability consultant, who sustained a complete spinal cord injury at the age of 26.
Interviewed by Emma Lyons, Personal Injury Senior Associate at Stewarts.
Jason was involved in a road traffic accident in 1996, which transformed his life. He was a keen sportsman before his injury and passionately pursued an impressive career as an athlete as part of his rehabilitation.
His sporting endeavours included competing in marathons and pentathlons, and javelin, shot put and discus events, as well as wheelchair racing.
As well as discussing the highs of his athletic career, Jason shares powerful and personal insights into the challenges of his life after injury and the ongoing issues he deals with 25 years on.
Jason discuss his recovery, his journey into parenthood (he is the proud father of 13-year-old twins and a two-year-old little boy) and his mental health challenges. He also shares some top tips for people working with and affected by catastrophic injury.
Contact Emma Lyons on elyons@stewartslaw.com if you have any queries on this subject
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Emma specialises in high-value and complex claims involving catastrophic injury. She has a keen interest in brain and spinal cord injury work and has been involved with various multimillion pound settlements.
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