Our daughter Ava, a 15-year-old gymnast on the Australian National Team, sustained a serious spinal injury at training on 7 April 2023. Despite emergency surgery, she has had no movement yet below her point of injury.

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Ava has been a dedicated gymnast since the age of 5. She is one of Gymnastics’ Australia’s Junior International athletes, that was training for the 2024 Olympics. Her mental and physical strength has carved a path to beat the unbelievable odds it takes to reach this level in elite sports.

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It’s hard to express in words or photos the magnitude of how much Ava’s life completely changed overnight. We are told we have a very long road ahead. It has been an inconceivable process we are not asking any of you to imagine.

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We are asking you to spread a positive message for hope, love and prayers.

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