“I thought to myself I could either sink or I could swim, and I couldn’t imagine life at the bottom of the ocean,” Mr Bailey told the gathered crowd at the annual Tas Alkaloids poppy growers luncheon. The company offers a range of flexible leasing options, aimed at making cars more accessible and affordable for both individuals and businesses. He has lost bowel and bladder control and part of his lung capacity. He became paralysed from the chest down with only limited use of his arms and hands and unable to regulate his body temperature. He became paralysed from the chest down with only limited use of his arms and hands and unable to regulate his body temperature. Sam’s journey is just so inspirational and I believe that everyone in the audience was touched by not only his story but also his resilience to get up and face the world again. Sam and Jenny Bailey’s journey began when she interviewed him about overcoming the challenge of becoming a quadriplegic in a car accident. It really inspired all of us and I can't tell you the gratitude felt in the room after the talk.
A wonderful opportunity for any young person on the cusp of adulthood. That was the best presentation that our clients and I have ever heard. The quadriplegic farmer who defied all the odds! Sam Bailey had life planned out until crash left him a quadriplegic — and revealed a bigger world Hamish McLachlan , Sunday Herald Sun September 5, 2015 8:00pm Mr Bailey said farming was always in his blood and he’d always loved being outdoors. It's a rollercoaster ride that promises to make people laugh, cry, appreciate what they've got, and realise that nothing is impossible.Sam has been described by Robyn Moore, one of Australia's leading speakers and MCs: "Standing ovations don't happen often in Australia, however Sam Bailey's story is so powerful it lifts people to their feet. At just 19 years of age, Sam Bailey suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI) in a car accident while jackerooing in the Northern Territory.
Mrs Bailey said she “doesn’t see” the wheelchair that Mr Bailey uses and has just fallen in love with her best friend.The next challenge for the pair is for them to learn how to fly a helicopter, because of the modifications needed Mr Bailey needs a co-pilot with him if he’s going to learn to fly and Mrs Bailey will be the one to sit next to him in the cockpit.If you want to know more about Mr Bailey’s story check out their website
At the age of 19, Sam Bailey was involved in an horrific car accident whilst jackarooing in the Northern Territory. Mr Bailey is a C6/C7 quadriplegic, which means he doesn’t have any function in his body from about his chest down and has limited movement in his arms and hands. Sam Bailey suffered a spinal injury in a car accident while jackerooing in the Northern Territory at 19-years-of-age, leaving him a C6/C7 quadriplegic. Sam Bailey is a C6/C7 quadriplegic who has conquered his disability to become a successful farmer, ultralight pilot, inspirational speaker, best-selling author and role model for children. He is paralysed from the chest down with only limited use of his arms and hands and can’t regulate his body temperature. He had wanted to be a farmer from when he was very young and had always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.He said after the accident he was determined to not let it stop him from following his dream and his passion.“I developed a hoist that can lift me into the cabs of tractors and I relearned to ride a quad bike”Learning to use his body again when it had become “75 kilograms of dead weight” was difficult at first but Mr Bailey said he used humour to help him get through, as well as a mantra that he developed for himself.“It’s something I made up but I always used to say well, I could always jump the fence,” he said.“If I jumped the fence and and thought about the turmoil that was happening around the world and all of a sudden falling out of bed or not being able to hold a fork became insignificant.”Mr Bailey said the cherry on the top of his story was meeting his wife Jenny Black, a former ABC reporter in Tamworth.The pair now run the farm together at Croppa Creek.
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