Jan

A woman with short blond hair sits across the table from a woman with long blonde hair. They are both smiling and have coffee mugs in front of them.

Jan’s injuries On Father’s Day 2021, Jan went for a ride on her Honda 500 with a good friend when she was involved in a head-on collision with another motorbike. Jan woke up a month later in the intensive care unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital with multiple injuries, including compound fractures to her legs […]

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Mia

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At the recent NIISQ/QBIC Roadshow in Cairns, NIISQ participant Mia bravely (and boldly) told her story and shared her experience of life since acquiring a traumatic brain injury a little over a 12 months ago.  Mia was a 16-year-old, year 11 high school student when she was hit by a car as she crossed the […]

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Travis

A man with prosthetic legs wearing neutral-coloured shorts and shirt waters a garden.

Travis’s injuries In 2020, right in the middle of COVID, Travis was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He woke up days later in hospital with a double amputation, brain injury, and multiple broken bones. Travis spent nine days in intensive care, had seven operations, and stayed months in hospital. He described this period as, […]

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Kadeem

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Meet Kadeem (KD)… a family man and animal lover living in regional Queensland after the amputation of his legs. Learn about KD’s life and his advice for others who may be living with a similar experience. KD’s accident In October 2023, KD was in a serious truck accident in which he sustained serious injuries including […]

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Declan

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Meet Declan… a young man living and thriving in regional Queensland with a T4 Spinal Cord Injury. Declan recently met with us to share a little of his story and advice for others who may be living with a similar experience. Declan’s accident I remember it was an early Sunday morning. I was heading to […]

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John

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Meet Senior Constable John Kenworthy, a dedicated motorcycle traffic officer with a passion for making Queensland’s roads safer. Throughout his career, John had always been committed to ensuring the safety of others, until one fateful day when his own life took an unexpected turn. In August 2020, while on duty in Mackay, John received a […]

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Matt

Matt

Matt was kind enough to spend some time chatting with members of our team to share his stories about returning to work and his passion for water sports. Tell us about yourself.I moved to the Gold Coast from Canberra when I was younger and, from about age 14, I was by the water. I love […]

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JJ

Allow us to introduce you to a wonderful member of our Participant Reference Group (PRG): JJ, a 33-year-old country boy at heart, loving husband to the wonderful Jess and father of two energetic boys, aged 8 and 11. JJ has kindly shared his story and YouTube channel RAD RollinAllDay – YouTube  in honour of Spinal […]

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Ebby

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Introducing Ebby Ebby is a 27-year-old who enjoys living at Palm Beach on the waterfront. In January 2020, Ebby was a passenger in a vehicle which was involved in a motor vehicle accident. As a result, she was faced with her injuries which included a C2 ASIA A spinal cord injury. “It completely changed my […]

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Travis

Man with prosthetic legs standing in gym

Introducing Travis. Travis sustained both an above knee and below knee amputation in May 2020 in a motor vehicle accident that nearly claimed his life. After two cardiac arrests and being resuscitated twice, he woke up in the hospital with bilateral leg amputations, on significant pain medications and described the initial experience to feeling as […]

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