Episode 21 - Sam Bloom. Realities of life and living inspite of suffering.

The Story Shared:

Sam Bloom spoke about a time when her best friend was killed by a grenade in Africa and how she should have been with him at the time of the accident. Sam suffered from survivor’s guilt, wishing that it was her instead of her friend. She also goes on to describe the effects of the tragic accident that led to her being paralysed and in a wheelchair.

About Sam Bloom:

The blink of an eye, a heartbeat, a split second in time. That’s all it took for Sam Bloom’s life to change forever.

Sam had everything she had always dreamed of. She’d travelled extensively, fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a nurse and was a happily married mother of three young boys.

Without warning, the dream turned into a nightmare when on a 2013 family holiday in Thailand, Sam fell through a rotten balcony railing and crashed six metres onto the concrete below.

Lucky to be alive, she’d suffered devastating injuries, including severe damage to her spinal cord that left her paralysed from the chest down.

Broken and hopeless, Sam reached her outer limits of physical and mental suffering. But with courage, determination and a little help from an unlikely feathered friend, she made her way back from the edge, scarred but undefeated.

Career Highlights:

→ World Para Surfing Champion.

→ Paralympian representing Australia.

→ Her story has now been transformed into a major film produced by Naomi Watts.

Expertise:

→ Inspirational speaker.

→ Ambassador to multiple not-for-profit organisations.

→ Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong shares Sam’s personal perspective on facing and overcoming adversity.

For more on Sam Bloom visit her website - https://sambloom.com.au

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Music by Ehrling Music.