On 28 March 1990, was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident which resulted in the amputation of my right leg below the knee and spent 5 months recovering in hospital.
In June 1991, due to an infection, I had a further amputation to the same leg above the knee and spent another month in hospital. Then underwent physiotherapy for a year.
As part of my rehabilitation I took up archery at Protea Sports Club in Retreat which specialises in sports for the physically disabled
I took a break from Archery in 1997 due to Work and Family. I restarted again at the end of November 2017 with the goal of qualifying for the 2020 Paralympics to be held in Tokyo.