Challenges That Change Us
44 {Martin Broad} Losing the ability to move and talk in 48 hours
15 Jan 2023
A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!This episode’s guest is Martin Broad, an accountant Broad who fell victim to Guillain-Barresyndrome, a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks your nerves. It can eventually spread, eventually paralysing the whole body, which happened to Martin to the point he could only communicate with his eyes. In this episode Martin shares: - What the first moments felt like as Guillain-Barre syndrome started to take effect- Just how bad things got for him while in hospital- What it felt like being trapped in his own body- The impact this challenge had on his family and life- His long road to recovery and how he kept the mindset he needed to recoverKey Quotes“So all I had was the function in my eyes, so the rest of my body completely shut down.”“You've still got to be entertaining hope of some sort.”“You’ve got to make those steps knowing full well that you could fall left or right.”“You’ve gotta know when the good times are on.”More About Martin BroadIf you need help with accounting you can find Martin’s business here: https://www.broadaccounting.com.au/about-us/You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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