Going It Alone

I took the trip of a lifetime in my wheelchair

Renee Bruns, 39.

Zipping up my backpack, I felt a wave of fear. Maybe tomorrow’s flight will get cancelled and I won’t have to go after all, I secretly hoped. It was May 2022, and I’d quit my job in insurance to embark on a year-long journey around the world. I loved to travel and had been fortunate enough over the years to visit 67 countries with friends and family. This time though, I’d be travelling alone, which was pretty daunting as a woman with a disability. Although I had full muscular control of my arms and legs, as a child, I found walking increasingly painful. By age seven, even the walk from the kitchen to the bathroom was a gonising. Doctors couldn’t find a diagnosis, but I quickly learnt to navigate life…

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