Charlotte Cleverley Bisman – unstoppable spirit

Date: August 25, 2013

Author: Brooke

Categories: adaptive sports, INSPIRATIONS BLOG

baby Charlotte Cleverley Bisman

Charlotte Lucy Cleverley-Bisman was born in New Zealand in November of 2003, during the New Zealand epidemic of meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection which can cause meningitis and blood poisoning. Charlotte contracted the disease in 2004 and is believed to be the smallest baby to have survived not only the severe infection but the subsequent quadruple amputations as well. She was nicknamed “Miraculous Baby Charlotte” by her fellow New Zealanders as a result of making headlines worldwide after recuperating from a series of life-threatening complications.

Giles Duley – Photographer

Date: July 20, 2013

Author: Brooke

Categories: INSPIRATIONS BLOG

Inspirations.
This is the first in our series of Inspirations – people who meet their physical challenges head on and build their strengths.

Giles Duley is a photographer. Starting as a fashion and music industry photographer, he became disenchanted with where his art had led him and found a calling in working with humanitarian groups – showing the world people who have faced adversity and found their resilience.

Giles Duley, Photographer - Self Portrait

Giles Duley – Self-portrait

In 2011, while working with the 75th Cavalry Regiment, United States Army in Afghanistan, Duley stepped on an improvised explosive device. He was severely injured, losing both legs and an arm, as well as enduring severe internal injuries.