Formby man is set to inspire
us all at The Invictus Games
Above Alex
Krol and Luke
Delahunty -
Photograph with thanks to Alex.
MANY in Formby and Aintree will be
cheering on former Royal Marine Reservist, Alex
Krol, aged 33, who will be taking part
in this year's Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. The games are part of
rehabilitation for many injured servicemen and women. This has been an amazing
time for Alex, who battled to overcome the impact of sustaining a C4 (High
Cervical Nerves 4) spinal injury in a car accident that happened in 2005. The T4
injury is one of the most severe of the spinal cord injury levels you can have
and as a result it had left him paralysed, with no ability to move from high up
on his chest down. This means he has been left wheelchair bound for the rest of
his life. But with help and support, from his wife, friends and family, along
with medical professionals, he has not let this hold him back. Last year, in
2015, he was set to fly into Southport and took control of an aircraft to fly it
off after the Southport Air Show. He has also taken up sports and this active
life is not only helping him to keep healthy, but also helping him to deal with
his disability and the post traumatic stress that comes with it. Just before he
headed off to The Invictus Games, we had the honour of interviewing him and you
can hear it here, by pressing play below. We will be adding a transcript soon of
this interview as well. If you want to know more about The Invictus Games please
visit the following links:-
InvictusGames2016.Org -
Facebook -
Wikipedia.Org.
Prince Harry says he hopes The Invictus Games will:-
"inspire people" affected by mental and physical illness to seek help.
From what we know of Alex, he is an inspiration to us all, as are all those
taking part in The Invictus Games. We hope Alex does well at the games and we
wish him the very best of luck. We also want to publicly say congratulations to
him and his wife Jayne Krol, who won the
Miss Merseyside title in 2003, on the news they are
now expecting their 1st child very soon!
