Badminton player grateful after near-death experience
National badminton player Tahlia Robinson says if it was not for the grace of God she would have died after undergoing a major surgery earlier this year.
This after she was rushed into surgery because of a twoday old ruptured appendix.
“First of all, God was on my side. I have to say it was God because of how far it was as I was close to death at this point,” she said.
“It was definitely God and how healthy my lifestyle was, so basically that is what kind of helped me.”
Robinson was encouraged to spend two weeks in the hospital to recover.
COMPLICATION
However, her troubles were not over after she had another complication during her rehabilitation process.
“I had a wound infection so they had to take the stitches out for a while, and I had collection in which I had to take antibiotics to reduce it,” she said.
“During all of that I lost 20 pounds and I was very skinny. I’m naturally a slim-built person, and after that my muscles depleted and I was very weak.”
Better days came for Robinson, however, as she is now back in good health and will use the rest of the time to work on her craft.
“If it weren’t for COVID I wouldn’t have enough time to recover to get back on course,” she added. “From that point it was just about building back my body, and this time I was able build it how I want because I am practically starting from scratch. I’m at such a good place now where I am able to go beyond where I was before, so it’s kind of like a bittersweet moment.”
She says her focus is set on working towards making the national team for the 2024 Olympics to be held in Paris.