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Invictus Games athlete teaches Pilgrim Academy children all about resilience
Summary by Ground News
Commonwealth and Invictus Games athlete Sean Gaffney visited Pilgrim Academy in Immingham. He took the whole school through a workout, before giving an inspirational talk on overcoming adversity. Sean joined the Royal Navy in 1989, where he remained for almost 30 years. In 1991, while practising for the event, a 900lb gun barrel was dropped on his foot. In hospital he had to undergo 25 surgeries, resulting in a leg amputation below the left knee.
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