Soldier Jamie Hull - Pilot, survivor and navigating love

In this special episode to mark Remembrance Day, former Special Forces soldier Jamie Hull shares his harrowing story of survival after the solo plane he was piloting caught fire. Forced to jump from the burning cockpit while still airborne, Jamie suffered multiple broken bones, and third-degree burns over 63% of his body. Given just a 5% chance of survival, he spent six months in a coma and underwent more than 60 surgeries. Jamie opens up about the excruciating pain, his grief over the life he lost, and how his military training and mindset spurred his incredible fight back. He shares how he made his peace with his changed appearance, and found the courage to date again.

00:00 Welcome Jamie
00:41 Growing Up As A Wild Child In A Small British Town
02:29 Travelling The World At 21
03:46 Being A Frontline Policeman And Scuba Diving
05:00 Starting His Military Career At Cambridge University
08:31 Why Jamie Wanted To Be A Pilot
10:00 The Solo Flight: Cockpit Inferno
11:34 Seconds to Decide: Jump or Burn
12:27 Leaping From Death: The Impossible Escape
14:10 Rolling Through the Blast Zone: Barely Surviving
14:45 A Five Percent Chance: Jamie's Fight for Life
15:11 Enduring The Unimaginable Pain
16:33 The Three Reasons Jamie Survived
17:40 Being In A Relationship
19:10 Six Months in Darkness: Coma and 64 Bouts of Surgery
19:59 Awakening in a New Body: Grief and Acceptance
24:20 The Mental Battle: Letting Go Of Vanity
25:58 Motivational Mission: Helping Heroes and Veterans
28:00 Suffering In The Early Years: Physical and Emotional Recovery
30:29 Dating Again After Injury
33:00 Working With Charities And Inspiring Others
36:36 Jamie’s Remembrance Day Message: The Power of Sacrifice

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