Mara, Gilly

My name is Gillian Mara but most know me as Gilly. The 28th August 2002 was a pivotal day in my life and one I shall never forget. It was just before my final year of university: I had decided where I wanted to go with my career and was about to achieve a childhood dream of competing for Great Britain in canoeing. I was a confident, outgoing individual with a real zest for life. The world was my oyster! I fell approximately 200 feet. In the early stages after the fall, as I began my recovery, I was plagued with unanswered questions, how and why did it happen are just some of them. However one