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Daz was destined to surf. Born into a surfing family, living on the beach in Cronulla and with a surfboard manufacturing pioneer for a father, it didn't take Daz long to discover that surfing feeling. Following early successes in competitive surfing, Daz moved into the surf industry and eventually became the owner of his own surf shop. With the arrival of his daughter, being a new father and running a successful business made life feel easy as he negotiated a path of pure happiness. Then, in a split second everything changed. While surfing a remote and idyllic location in Indonesia, fourteen hours by boat from the mainland, a freak accident results in a broken neck and instant paralysis. Alone in the water, Daz fought to stay alive until he was rescued by his friends. But that's just the beginning. Reaching the safety of a hospital would become an epic, life-or-death ride no-one could have foreseen. British author and journalist Tim Rushby-Smith was a lover of the great outdoors; a passionate mountain biker, hiker, climber and enthusiastic in the waves. In 2005, Tim fell from a tree while working as a tree surgeon and suffered a spinal cord injury that resulted in instant paraplegia. His experience of injury and the return to normal life led him to write a memoir reflecting on his experience. Tim went on to write features for numerous newspapers and magazines around the world, as well as writing for the BBC. He served a six-month stint as a columnist for The Times in London, writing about life as a wheelchair dad.
