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Amputee Marine: "I've Had To Beg, Borrow And Steal To Get Care I Need"

Former Royal Marine and triple amputee Mark Omrod says he's had to "beg, borrow and steal" to find the money to get the care he needed.

Mark Ormrod, 31, who was the UK's first triple amputee from Afghanistan after losing both his legs and his right arm, said having to plead with charities for money had caused more distress than the physical injuries he suffered.

He had to raise over £140,000 for prosthetic limbes to be fitted at the Hanger Clinic in Oklohoma, in the US.

He said: “I still continue to beg, borrow and steal to get the care and equipment that I need.

"It is a source of extreme stress and anxiety for me, my wife and my children.

"Having to beg charities for money hurts my pride and makes me feel that my sacrifice for this country wasn’t worthwhile."

“To have to go through this after having given so much is painful and is actually more a cause of distress than the actual injuries themselves.”

The account is detailed in a report, compiled by another British amputee veteran, Captain Jon White, into their care. It calls for a restructuring of health services.

It found that in some cases soldiers should continue to be treated by the Ministry of Defence and not transferred to the NHS, so that they would be entitled to specialist treatment overseas.

NHS England, meanwhile, says it's working to improve services.

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