In 1989, the IRA detonated a time bomb at a Royal Marines School in Kent. 10 marines died, another 21 were seriously injured.
Rinze, a former military photographer, suffered with debilitating traumatic symptoms for over 16 years, after being in many war zones around the world.
Bert Van Hedel had served with the military for decades. When he retired he began to struggle more and more with complex PTSD. He had been sectioned and tried to take his own life. Taking 17 tablets daily he thought there was literally no hope of getting better. He flew to the UK to see Nik & Eva.
After multiple Iraq tours, Dorian Donnelly developed CPTSD. He gradually became more frightened of crowds and leaving the house.
Matt’s wife was desperate to get him help with The Speakmans because his life had spiralled into a black hole and he had said to her, “I don’t feel like being here anymore.”
RAF Flight Lieutenant Paramedic Michelle Sanderson was the first female to work on the Afghan frontline, during that time she was routinely flown by helicopter into the heart of the fighting to care for military and civilian casualties.