paralysed from the neck down for the rest of his life.Simon Cooper lost his footing on wet grass while spending time with his family in his sister-in-law's garden on May 29, according to Wales Online.The 41-year-old lost consciousness before being pulled out and rushed to hospital.It was then doctors discovered he had broken his neck and severed his spinal cord.Now Simon's devastated family are coming to terms with the fact the British Army veteran - he served for 20 years - will be paralysed for the rest of his life."He's such an active guy and he's done a lot in the military, serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia," said his brother Mile Cooper, 43, who lives in Wales."He's also spent most of his life as an active body builder where he.