Life started in a normal manner for Jan as a healthy baby girl. But at ten months of age, she was bitten by a mosquito and became disabled.
At this same time, she had bronchial pneumonia resultin...view moreLife started in a normal manner for Jan as a healthy baby girl. But at ten months of age, she was bitten by a mosquito and became disabled.
At this same time, she had bronchial pneumonia resulting in permanent lung disease.
Jan prefers to be called ‘para-abled’ or having a ‘parability’, rather than ‘disabled’ and having a ‘disability’.
Thanks Mosquito for the Great Ride is her first book. Jan lives in Adelaide, South Australia.view less