When a rare condition attacked his eyes, brain, spine, and kidneys, Jay Platt was scared, confused, and angry. No longer could he continue his nearly fifteen year Marine Corps career. Life as he’d known it had changed forever.
He was medically retired, sent home, and told to take it easy; that his best years were far behind him. He would never be able to do the kind of things he’d once done. But nothing could have been further from the truth.
This is the story of his overcoming the odds, and his transformation into a world-class adventure athlete.