Month: January 2021

#111 Race Report: my very first event as a para-athlete!

I can’t even begin to tell you how emotional this day was on so many levels. Putting myself back into the sporting circles I once competed in as an able bodied athlete made me so proud of what I have already achieved. Yes… I cried as I crossed the finish line.. and I’m allowed!

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#110 Road Trip: preparing for my first event as a para-athlete!

I’m so excited, scared… such a mixture of emotions. I think it’s the para-unknown. I remember a disabled athlete friend saying to me a while back how you have to learn real fast to put a lot of trust in strangers.. I’m now feeling that completely! I’ve chatted to the race organisers, we will work this first one out together!

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#109 Mini-Rant The financials you don’t think of till you’re an amputee

So, the socket isn’t right, the financial assistance I should be able to claim is being argued.. and I have to go back to Dunedin again… although I’m not totally sure how I finance it. Yep, I’m ANGRY 😡 it should not be THIS HARD to be disabled. Here’s what happened today.

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