At seventeen Tasha Amadi became a quadriplegic after a diving accident training for a school swimming gala. An avid swimmer and scholar admired by her peers Tasha’s world was turned upside down. “The moment I hit the water I couldn’t feel my body. I floated around in the water face down, unable to get up. I saw blood in the water (I must have bitten my tongue) and heard my friend telling me to stop messing around and that I wasn’t being funny.” Her courage and determination saw her complete school with distinctions and go on to inspire all who meet her…
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It Was Mothers Day. Tegan was to visit with her Mum but detoured off road for a bit of “bush bashing” first. “It was fun for a while then things got out of hand. The last thing I remember was my boyfriend yelling at the driver to slow down. I woke up in hospital a C5 paraplegic.” Tegan shares her heartbreak upon learning she would never walk again, receiving her first wheelchair and…
Janine Shepherd training for Olympics was hit by a truck causing paraplegia at 24. Her inspirational life story is one of heartache to triumph and achievement. Overcoming spinal injury Janine walked down the isle, had childen, obtained a pilots license, had several books published and now works as a motivational speaker…
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