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Chris Ryan "Blackout" - a recommendation to read!

11/10/2016

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I haven't read a Chris Ryan novel in a while, so when I was sorting my current reading list, I put one straight to the top of the pile.

​I've always had a fascination with the SAS, and Chris Ryan certainly hits the spot when it comes to gritty and realistically written stories about the events of the characters he creates; all of whom normally share his former occupation as a soldier in the British Special Air Service.

Undoubtedly, his experience has taught him a lot, and has naturally gifted him with the ability to write SAS fiction through basing his characters and their interactions on his own accounts of being a solider.
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So: here's why you should read this number one bestseller, Blackout!


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What is foot drop / drop foot (from a sufferer)

1/10/2016

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Foot drop - or drop foot as it's also known - is a rare condition that few people have any real knowledge or understanding of; save for sufferers, or those working in medicine.
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​Until I suffered a serious knee injury, which also permanently damaged a nerve, I too had never heard of it; and I am quite versed on medical conditions as I deal with medical law in my career.

The reason I wanted to write this blog was twofold - firstly, to raise awareness for those who are not in the know; secondly, to help others who are suffering with this life-altering condition. Both sufferers and sufferer's family - I welcome you to contact me.


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