my 25-year quest to walk again
John Maclean was struck by an eight-ton truck while training for a triathlon at the age of twenty-two. He survived the accident but was left a paraplegic. He insisted that he would walk again but after two years of intense therapy he had to come to terms with his present status. Instead, he became one of the most accomplished wheelchair athletes in the world, becoming the first non-American to be inducted into the Ironman's World Championship Hall of Fame and the first paraplegic to swim the English Channel. He has also won a silver medal for rowing in the Paralympic Games. Always looking to uncover his full potential, John heard of a radical therapy that retrained the mind and body through intense focus and determination to unlock new neural responses. He successfully completed this program and was finally able to stand, walk, and fulfill his dream of walking on the beach holding hands with his wife. Today he is the founder of The John Maclean Foundation, which assists children in wheelchairs and their families.
