Triple Amputee Veteran Martin Pollock Now Surfs With The Best Of Them

After an improvised explosive devise took both of Martin Pollock’s legs and part of his left arm in 2010, he did everything he could to get his active lifestyle back.

Pollock was 29 years old and serving as a rifleman in Afghanistan for the British Army when the explosion happened. He went home to England as a triple amputee and tried to carry on with normal life. He bought a car and a house. He went to the gym. He continued to work on his walking.

He was determined to be as active as he possibly could, but “I had no real plans for anything in particular,” he told The Huffington Post.

Whether he wins the contest or not, Pollock’s entry definitely offers a lesson in perseverance. His new-found “stoke” shows what a little salt water and a whole lot of perseverance can do.

“Everything I do now is to enable me to surf,” Pollock said. “It’s even been a mental healer. Whenever I’m in a tough spot or feeling down, I just go to the coast or watch a surf video to feel better.”

H/T The Inertia

The Huffington Post