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Woman with grey hair sitting in hospital bed with blue hospital gown on. She has no arms and is smiling at the camera.

Three young children: siblings Geoff, Deb and baby Jim pictured on the lawn.

Black and white photo of Deb as a toddler wearing artificial arms

Deb as a child, wrapped in cords and prosthetics, and painting a picture

Deb trying to balance in artificial legs

"They gave me the support I needed, but they never hid me in a cupboard, they were never ashamed."

Deb with arms

Deb as a teenager with jeans and long hair

Deb with teenage friends in lounge room

Deb taking a call on the PABX switchboard

"I no sooner got a job, left the rehab, threw the arms away and ran it with my feet,"
she said.

"I never could get promotions. I was very frustrated with the fact I walked in as a clerical assistant grade one and 10 years later [I was] a clerical assistant grade two,"
she said.
Deb operating a keyboard and mouse on a computer

"I would loved to have gone on and sung, but I smoked and partied too much."

painting of feet preparing potato chips

Deb sitting in a rock pool

Deb with a spikey mullet shoulders up to blues guitarist Albert Collins during guitar solo

Deb spilling out of her car with a beer.

Deb and David embracing, sharing a cuddle and a laugh

Deb holding Emma with her teeth

Woman carrying baby on her back in black and white photo

deb, emma and uncle jimmy

portrait of Deb and her daughter smiling

Woman pouring herself a drink with a kettle

woman carrying cup with her mouth

deb pictured with her dogs on the verandah

Black and white photo of woman picking up and cuddling her mother

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