In 2002, I was 27 years old and was a Human Resources Manager. I was 6 weeks away from expecting my first child and one week before starting maternity leave, I suffered a tragedy - I had a burst brain aneurysm (a stroke).
 
My son was born on 6 Feb 2002 and a further week later, I woke up.  I found myself occupying a lifeless body - unable to walk; unable to talk (Aphasic); even unable to breathe without mechanical assistance.  I was determined to survive and for the last 10 years, I have worked tirelessly through rehabilitation, setbacks and frustrations and have achieved inspiring results. 
 
My physical highlights are beating paralysis and epilepsy and becoming a Marathon runner.  Part of my life is “living with a language disability called aphasia”.  I have challenged this disability and have written a book called ‘The Australian Aphasia Guide’, which is a resource book for people with aphasia.
 
In December/January 2008-2009, I won a National Lifestyle Change competition with Oxygen Magazine in feature on the Cover. In recent times, I am living with post stroke spasticity. FULL STORY BELOW...

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