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- When Noongar and Martujarra man Nat Heath was young he was diagnosed with Guillian-Barre Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system and causes paralysis.
- The diagnosis didn't set him back, but became one of his biggest motivators.
- "Getting into triathlon, I just wanted to test my endurance, because the doctor said I would never have the same endurance after having the illness," he said.
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- When Noongar and Martujarra man Nat Heath was young he was diagnosed with Guillian-Barre Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system and causes paralysis.
- The diagnosis didn't set him back, but became one of his biggest motivators.
- "Getting into triathlon, I just wanted to test my endurance, because the doctor said I would never have the same endurance after having the illness," he said.
Sources: ABC Australia