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I’m Glad a bug Ate My Leg!

A brush with death led Debra and her hubby to find life-changing treasure

Debra Wouters, 56, Rubyvale, Qld

Pushing my client’s wheelchair, I felt the dull ache in my lower back growing worse.

It was February 2020, and working in disability support, the pain had come on suddenly that day.

‘I need to take myself to the doctor. I feel terrible,’ I told my boss on the phone as my head pounded.

Visiting my GP, I was sent straight for an MRI.

But afterwards in the parking lot, I quickly

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