<p><em>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;Chris Picton's&nbsp;JustGiving page.</em></p> <p><em>This is his inspirational story...</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Five years ago Chris Picton cheated death. He had a 120 mile per hour impact collision<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>which left him unable to walk speak and remember his past. To mark the five year anniversary of the car crash that left him with a crushed skull and 10 years memory loss, 31 year old, Chris from Craven Arms in Shropshire is taking part in a skydive to raise money for people who are recovering from similar injuries.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The money raised will go towards various charities: Megan Baker (ASK CHRIS) etc. &ldquo;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;Without the support of these amazing charities I would not have learnt to walk and talk again&rdquo; he says &ldquo; let alone take this giant leap&rdquo;. </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Chris was a self confessed &ldquo;adrenaline junky&rdquo; before his accident. He worked at an outward bound centre in Craven Arms and free climbing was one of his favourite past times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One evening in October 2006 he had a head on collision that would change his life forever. He died 3 times on the operating table and after months and months of rehabilitation he is making wonderful progress<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>with his walking, speech and confidence.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;Not only do I want to raise money&rdquo; he says &ldquo;I want to give hope to others, (and their families),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>who have suffered similar accidents. I want them to see that there is hope and recovery is possible&rdquo;. Chris wants to raise money for the places that helped him recover.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">According to the charity, Headway, the brain injury association: 1,000,000 people a year in the UK suffer brain injury and %50 of these due to road traffic accidents.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.75pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong><em>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</em></p> <p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> </p>