Phillip Eaglesham shoots for the stars at Rio Paralympics

When Phillip Eaglesham first fell ill six years ago he was a powerful, clean-shaven Royal Marine who loved to play rugby when he wasn’t away working in some of the world’s most lethal war-zones.

He was on his second tour of Afghanistan, and himself and Julie had just become parents for a third time.

His journey since - contracting Q Fever, a rare and incurable condition that has left him wheelchair-bound - has taken him to the darkest place possible and it is no exaggeration to say Paralympic sport has saved his life.