Pedals, Paddles and Potholes: How One Man Lost His Health, Heart and Hope, and the Inspirational Story of His Miraculous Recovery

As a 26-year police veteran, Paul O’Brien faced armed gunmen, rubbed shoulders with terrorists and Hells Angels, purchased illicit drugs, arrested murderers, armed robbers, drug dealers and rapists, engaged in high speed pursuits and led up to 300 operational police.

In his private life, Paul abseiled out of a helicopter, rock climbed, parachuted solo, scuba dived, fished for piranha, hunted boa constrictors, trekked through Nepal and South America, ran a marathon and played just about every...