Stacey Quirk was left in constant agony
Stacey Quirk stared out over the desert. The dry horizon seemed to go on forever, the endless dunes stretching as far as the eye could see.
Carrying a 30kg rucksack and rifle on her back, Stacey, from Wythenshawe , leapt off the back of the truck. The moment she hit the scorching hot sand, her leg gave way beneath her. In that moment, she knew her career in the army was over. Before her arrival in Afghanistan, Stacey fell and ruptured a ligament in her knee while taking part in a skiing competition. She never received any treatment for the injury.
Following the fall, Stacey remained employed by the army, working in the medical centre, recruitment and the regimental welfare team. Sadly, in 2011, she was declared unfit for duty. “I was struggling with my mental health and I felt like I didn’t have a purpose in the world anymore. This was a way for me to move forward.”
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