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An unlikely arrival helped Sam Bloom find her sense of purpose

An unlikely arrival helped Sam Bloom find her sense of purpose Source: Supplied by Danyal Syed

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Sam Bloom was on a family holiday in Thailand when she fell six metres, after a rotted balcony railing gave way, and shattered her spine.

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