<div>Hello friend, I'm Chris Thrall, a former Royal Marine and English Veteran of the Year for Inspiration 2022. In April 2026, I'm climbing Mount Everest to shine a light for struggling veterans. PLEASE don't leave this platform before donating what you can - thank you.
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<div>And equally as important - in view of the horrific suicide statistics in the ex-forces community - to raise awareness of the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Complex Post Traumatic Stess (CPTSD).
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<div>I will use my social media and YouTube platform and significant online following to share this important yet unspoken-about information - and also on podcasts, news outlets, etc.
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<div>Your kind donation will help me send a powerful message of healing to former-military personel experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, self-medicating, homelessness, many of whom end up taking their own lives.
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<div><strong>MY STORY</strong>
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<div>Upon leaving the Royal Marines I ended up chronically mentally unwell and homeless on the streets of Hong Kong. The medical community said I would never recover, but simply by changing a few paradigms and taking action, I proved them all wrong.
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<div>I've since gone on to live, work and study in over 85 countries across all seven continents. I've mentored street children in post-war Mozambique, earned a degree in youth work, written several books and undertaken numerous extreme-endurance charity events - such as running the length of Britain and across the Sahara Desert and rowing the Atlantic Ocean - to raise awareness of the veterans mental health crisis and prevent suicide.
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<div>The money you donate will save many lives and help highlight a vital missing part of the CPTSD narrative - 'Adverse Childhood Experiences'.
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<div>Thank you and much love,
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<div>Chris
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