Ten years ago Sam Bloom fell off a balcony during a family holiday in Thailand and became a paraplegic, but she still considers herself lucky.
The Sydney mother of three can move her arms, and she is determined to help people with even more severe injuries to one day be able to use their upper bodies.
“I’m still lucky as I still have full use of my arms and hands. I can’t even imagine not being able to hug my kids; it would be absolutely devastating,” Bloom told AAP.
“I’d do anything just to be the old me again, but you can’t go back in time. It’s gotten a bit easier, but I still struggle and think I always will until a cure is found.”…