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Unbreakable spirit
circulating in wangaratta, myrtleford, bright, mt beauty, beechworth, yackandandah, rutherglen, chiltern and districts
By KYLIE WILSON
UNBREAKABLE:
Mindy Craig continues to recover from a traumatic road accident last spring which left her with a long list of injuries. PHOTO: Cheryl Browne
GARDENING WITH
DEBBI
RSPCA
WITH
JESSIE
FILM
WINE TALK WITH
THE BOOK
OF LIFE
ANITA
MINDY Craig cannot forget the sudden moment that, six months ago, changed her life forever. On a routine drive near the Whorouly home she shares with husband Sam, she was involved in a car accident that left her with grave injuries and a grim outlook. She was pinned under her vehicle – the kind of injury that only a tiny percentage of people survive – and sustained multiple fractures in her jaw and spine, a crushed shoulder, dislocations, fractures in the front and back of her rib cage, punctured lungs and spleen, several cuts and a nasty haemotoma on her leg. Mindy is flooded with emotion as she recalls how a shell shocked Sam and daughter Ashley were advised to say their goodbyes, in case the worst happened. But through it all, neither Mindy nor her family refused to give up. “I woke up six days after the crash, and the first thing I saw was Ashley with a stuffed unicorn,” Mindy said. Surrounded by loved ones in hospital, she described herself as feeling like a “popped frog”. But she was greeted by the unwavering support of her family, her North East Roller Derby “wife” Syb White, and many others. Her neighbors, friends and derby community alike sprang into action to help raise funds for her hospital treatments, keep her home running and more generosity which still stuns her. continued page |
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