2016 has truly ben a fantastic year from both a personal and athlete standpoint.

On a personal level, I finished my degree and graduated with a very high mark. I moved into my own flat and adopted another furry family member – my new cat Rio. Earlier this year, my surgeon agreed to amputate my foot and despite multiple challenges and disappointments, it finally happened in September.

As I go into the New Year, I am gaining confidence on my new prosthetic leg and looking forward to the start of the athletics season in April. I am now waiting for my stump to be surgically fixed, which will hopefully be in a few months. The surgeons have decided that they would like more healing time before changing my stump again.  This surgery will simply re-attach the muscle back onto the bone and allow more protection for the currently exposed bone, which is very uncomfortable at the moment.  The initial amputation so far as severely increased my quality of life and has really made my year.