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Gayle Shann - A Woman of Strength and Courage

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Show Notes

The 9th of August 2002 changed our family forever. This was the day our beautiful sister-in-law Gayle became caught in the PTO shaft of a post-hole digger while building their garden fence with her husband Mac. 22 years on and both Mac and Gayle continue to amaze their family and friends with their incredible resilience, tenacity, grace and kindness. They have both worked very hard – harder than most when you understand the processes they go through ev...

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