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SPINAL NETWORK NEWS 5
Hospital in the perfect location between the spinal unit
and the Utley gym. Next year we will be rewriting our
famous Back on Track book and adding some important
new chapters, in addition to establishing the nationwide
peer support network. It has to be said we have had a
wonderful year and 2022 is a golden opportunity to
continue building, blooming and flourishing.
As I finish my column, I consider the many new patients
and whānau we have met and supported this year in so
many ways. I recall the fear and anxiety, uncertainty and
sense of hopelessness many of them have had. If you were
to ask them to make a feelings statement it might sound
something like this, “I feel like I am a dry, hard,
unmoveable rock thrust into the middle of a desert, what
hope do I have for my future and what good can come of
this?” The majority of these dear people would now say
they have found hope for a positive future and that they
will make it. Yes, flowers do bloom in the desert. 2021 has
been a remarkable year for the NZ Spinal Trust but we
have not done it alone. To our supporters and volunteers
who put their hand to the plough and help us do what we
do, we thank you! To our growing number of friends who
Hans presenting at ‘Show Your Ability’.
—Hans Wouters
It has to be said we have had
a wonderful year and 2022
is a golden opportunity to
continue building, blooming
and flourishing
believe in what we believe in and support us financially,
we thank you! To our wonderful main sponsors, Permobil,
Access Community Health and Coloplast, we thank you!
To our dear friends at Spinal Support NZ for partnering
with us as we plant seeds together right throughout the
country, we say thank you. Seeds that will without a doubt
make a significant difference in many people’s lives.
Flowers will continue to bloom in the desert.