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    One in Five: Episode Five with Elizabeth Abrahams

    After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), Elizabeth has found new ways to stay active, maintain her independence and...
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    One in Five: Episode Two with Poonam Shah

    Our latest series ‘One in Five,’ produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, shines a light on...
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    Resilience, Strength and the Quest for Connection

    Nioka shares her experience growing up with her disability, going through the schooling system, the women who have helped shaped...
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    Meet Susan's mother, Alma. Alma came from Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the Philippines to Australia in 1981. She shares her...
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    Meet the Mother

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    The Lived Experience of Fatherhood & Disability

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    Elizabeth is smiling and seated on a green lounge against a teal wall.

    For Elizabeth, family and staying active have always been a big part of life. Living in Perth with her three children, she was diagnosed with Motor neurone disease (MND) after noticing changes to her strength and mobility while playing soccer. Since then, she has adapted many of the activities she loves, finding new ways to stay connected to her family and maintain her independence.

    In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Elizabeth shares her experience of living with MND, the challenges of adjusting to changing abilities, and how exercise and NeuroMoves have helped her maintain strength, balance and confidence in everyday life.

    Thank you to Elizabeth for sharing her story so openly.

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    For Anne, movement has always been a big part of life. A keen cyclist and mother of three, she sustained a C6-C7 incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) while training for a Half Ironman triathlon. After leaving rehabilitation, Anne was determined to find ways to stay active and discovered the Walk On program, an intensive activity-based therapy program that would later become NeuroMoves. In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) and NeuroMoves, Anne reflects on her journey, the support of her family and friends, and how movement and exercise has helped her maintain her independence, confidence and quality of life. To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-six-with-anne-currie/

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    One in Five: Episode Six with Anne Currie


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    October 15, 2026 4:27 pm


    For Elizabeth, family and staying active have always been a big part of life. Living in Perth with her three children, she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after noticing changes to her strength and mobility while playing soccer. Since then, she has adapted many of the activities she loves, finding new ways to stay connected to her family and maintain her independence. In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Elizabeth shares her experience of living with MND, the challenges of adjusting to changing abilities, and how exercise and NeuroMoves have helped her maintain strength, balance and confidence in everyday life. To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-five-with-elizabeth-abrahams/

    For Elizabeth, family and staying active have always been a big part of life. Living in Perth with her three children, she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after noticing changes to her strength and mobility while playing soccer. Since then, she has adapted many of the activities she loves, finding new ways to stay connected to her family and maintain her independence.

    In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Elizabeth shares her experience of living with MND, the challenges of adjusting to changing abilities, and how exercise and NeuroMoves have helped her maintain strength, balance and confidence in everyday life.

    To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-five-with-elizabeth-abrahams/


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    One in Five: Episode Five with Elizabeth Abrahams


    SpinalCordInjuriesAustralia


    September 28, 2026 11:53 am


    For Stuart, independence is one of the most important things in life. Following a motorcycle accident while travelling in Nepal, which resulted in a spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury, he has found new ways to continue doing the things he enjoys, including travelling, spending time with family and staying active in his community. In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Stuart shares his experience of living with disability, the role patience and positivity have played in his journey, and how NeuroMoves has become an important part of his routine. Thank you to Stuart for sharing his story with such openness and generosity. To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-four-with-stuart-hurst/

    For Stuart, independence is one of the most important things in life. Following a motorcycle accident while travelling in Nepal, which resulted in a spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury, he has found new ways to continue doing the things he enjoys, including travelling, spending time with family and staying active in his community.

    In this episode of One in Five, produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Stuart shares his experience of living with disability, the role patience and positivity have played in his journey, and how NeuroMoves has become an important part of his routine.

    Thank you to Stuart for sharing his story with such openness and generosity.

    To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-four-with-stuart-hurst/


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    One in Five: Episode Four with Stuart Hurst


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    September 15, 2026 8:17 am


    Accessing healthcare can look very different depending on where you live. For Nicki Anne Antonio, living in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region has meant navigating additional barriers while adapting to life after a diagnosis of transverse myelitis. In this episode of One in Five, our series produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, Nicki shares her experience of acquiring her disability later in life and the journey of accessing support in a regional area. She also reflects on how her experience working with the NeuroMoves Fremantle team has transformed her relationship with movement and supported her independence. Thank you to Nicki for sharing her story with such openness and kindness. To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-three-with-nicki-antonio/

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    One in Five: Episode Three with Nicki Anne Antonio


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    September 4, 2026 9:15 am


    In this episode of our series 'One in Five', we meet Poonam Shah, who trains at NeuroMoves Joondalup in WA. Poonam shares her experience of living with Neurosarcoidosis, reflecting on her path to diagnosis and the important role movement and the outdoors has played in her life. She is joined by her mother, Chandrika, who offers a parent's perspective on supporting a loved one through this experience. We would like to thank Poonam and Chandrika for sharing their stories so openly and generously. To access a transcript of this episode head to https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-two-with-poonam-shah/

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    One in Five: Episode Two with Poonam Shah


    SpinalCordInjuriesAustralia


    August 24, 2026 1:01 pm


    In Australia, one in five people live with a disability and behind this statistic are millions of individual stories, experiences and perspectives. Our new series ‘One in Five’ is dedicated to bringing those stories to life. Produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, each episode offers a candid and reflective look into an individual’s experience of disability, how it has shaped their lives, their routine and the people around them. Our first guest is Renee Power, who trains at NeuroMoves Joondalup in Perth's northern suburbs. In this episode, Renee speaks openly about her encephalitis diagnosis, what came after, and how she found her way to NeuroMoves. Thank you, Renee, for sharing your story so honestly. To access a transcript of this episode head to, https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/one-in-five-episode-one-with-renee-power/

    In Australia, one in five people live with a disability and behind this statistic are millions of individual stories, experiences and perspectives. Our new series ‘One in Five’ is dedicated to bringing those stories to life.

    Produced in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and NeuroMoves, each episode offers a candid and reflective look into an individual’s experience of disability, how it has shaped their lives, their routine and the people around them.

    Our first guest is Renee Power, who trains at NeuroMoves Joondalup in Perth's northern suburbs. In this episode, Renee speaks openly about her encephalitis diagnosis, what came after, and how she found her way to NeuroMoves. Thank you, Renee, for sharing your story so honestly.

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    One in Five: Episode One with Renee Power


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    July 21, 2026 9:30 am




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    I’m stronger than I thought I was. Honestly, if you had asked me on into my diagnosis, if I was going to get through this, I would have said no, but I definitely. Well, I am getting through it every day.

    Hi, I’m Elizabeth, I’m 39, I live in Perth. Living with MND for two years now. So I started to experience some weakness pretty early on when I was playing football in 2022 soccer and just kind of put it to the back of my mind for probably a year or so. But then that weakness became a little bit more evident. And that’s when I started the investigative journey to kind of see what was going on. Basically just saw a GP he sent me for a couple of tests. They all came back clear, but then probably another six months later, it became more obvious that the weakness in my leg was getting worse.So I visited another GP who I was more familiar with, and she kind of pushed things along to get me seen by a specialist.

    It was pretty shocking. You know, I’ve got three children, so the first thought was that I wasn’t going to be there for my daughter’s primary school graduation. At that stage, which I have seen now, and I know I’ve got more milestones ahead of me that I’ll be here for.

    So my mindset definitely changed from that. I don’t want to be cliche about what it’s taught me, but it’s kind of hard not to be like, just don’t waste a moment. Like, every moment is precious and it’s easy to say sometimes living at each day is harder. Like, you know, appreciating each moment of the parenting is hard. But I’m just very grateful.

    Biggest challenges is accepting that I have to let go of some of the things that I was able to do for myself, letting go of it itself. You know, it’s fine, but accepting it mentally, yeah, really, really weighs heavily. Probably the most difficult thing I’ve had to let go of is the activities I do with the children. So going for runs together, or going down the park and pushing them on the swing and being reliant on them to help me around the house as well. Like, I feel like I’m always asking them to do something for me and that’s yeah, it’s pretty hard to deal with. We still maintain the things we used to do. I did offer to go for a run with my son the other day. He ran and I was on my scooter, but he wasn’t too keen. Fourteen year old with mum on her mobility scooter doesn’t sound so appealing, but we still get down the park. We’re still go watch the sunset by the beach. You know I don’t go to the beach half as much as I used to anymore, but we’re still there. It’s just been modified how we do it.

    I found NeuroMoves through Facebook, actually just scrolling along one night as I tend to do too much, and it definitely piqued my interest. Some of the equipment that was being used in the footage that I saw looked like it could challenge me, and that’s what I was looking for. The things I’ve been working on have been my strength. So my balance and basically I want to maintain, try and maintain the strength that I have got my existing strengths because my balance is quite terrible. I feel like, yeah, working towards maintaining that is helping me just in everyday life because I don’t use any aids around the house. And for as long as I can maintain that, I’d like to. So working on what we’re working on is, is helping with that. My core strength is quite weak, so working on that in here is just helping me to be able to continue with all that at home.

    My favourite exercise is swimming. I love to get in the pool, swim laps and just not feel any weakness at all. It’s great. I swam in primary school. I was always in the school carnivals and then as a young mother, I got into the Surf Life Saving Club down here at Coogee Beach and I did that for quite a few years.

    I kind of once I started playing soccer, I stopped swimming but have been getting back into it more recently. I love doing surf lifesaving. I did give it up long before my diagnosis and just life got in the way. Couldn’t do the early Sunday mornings anymore, but being at the beach every day was incredible and I’ve surprised myself quite a bit, just been emotionally capable of handling it and being able to push myself physically as well.

    And I was so fit prior to my diagnosis at the gym or running, swimming and playing soccer as much as I could. So being able to modify what I do physically, yeah, it’s definitely been challenging, but I know that I can do it now.

    Want to learn more about NeuroMoves?

    NeuroMoves is a specialised exercise physiology and physiotherapy service for people with disability and neurological conditions. Find out more about how they can help you, or a loved one, by visiting the NeuroMoves website.

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