I want to start off by saying that when Ryan messaged me to ask about being on Get Frank, I knew immediately how hard this would be.

Ryan Wiggins was one of my late brother Ty's best mates. He has been through this whole life changing experience with me and my family, and I owe so much to the love and support Ryan and all of Ty's close group of mates have given me the past 9 and a half years.

12 months ago, Ryan Wiggins suffered a near fatal spinal injury, that has now left him a quadriplegic.

After around 5-6 months in a Melbourne hospital, Ryan has returned home where he now lives with his family, who's lives have been put on hold as they look to now support Ryan for the rest of his life.

Ryan shares with me what he recalls from the incident, hearing the news from his doctors, what life is now like, and his experience of going through all of this in Victoria with covid being so out of control. He talks about his routines now, his rehab, the support he has and continues to need, as well as the change to his mindset after being home and coming to terms (as much as he can) about his new future.

Preparing questions for this chat with Ryan I knew we also had to talk about the loss of my brother, and I knew that it would lead to many different types of emotions in the time I spent with him.

Ryan's life is so different now, and no one would ever want to be in his position. However Ryan already wants to leave a mark on this world, and is determined to be a person that inspires others to fight through challenges wherever he can.

What Ryan has overcome, and the challenges he and his family will forever face are incredibly hard to hear, but his outlook on it now is overwhelmingly moving, and I am just so proud to know him and call him a friend.

Ryan also wanted to use this platform to show how grateful he is for the support so many people gave him through the initial stages of recovery - he certainly shows his gratitude for the support he had, and continues to need moving forward.

Thank you to Ryan and his family for this chat, It means more to me than you will ever know :)

Enjoy!