In 2003, when I was 22 years old, I had a motorbike accident, in which I damaged my spinal cord and became paralyzed in the legs. After rehabilitation I finished my university studies, a masters degree in Law and Economics and worked 3 years as an auditor. In 2010 I put my business career on hold to focus 100% on handbike sport and I joined Team Sunrise two years later.
When the race calendar allows it I give lectures in schools, in which I tell the story about my traffic accident and my struggle to “come back to life” as well as visiting Danish rehability centers for spinal cord injured, where I try to inspire the newly injured with my story and accomplishments – and perhaps recruit new handbikers to our community.
I 2003, da jeg var 22 år, var jeg ude for en motorcykelulykke, hvor jeg beskadigede rygmarven og blev lammet i benene. Efter rehabilitering afsluttede jeg mine universitetsstudier, en kandidatgrad i jura og økonomi og arbejdede 3 år som revisor. I 2010 lagde jeg min forretningskarriere på hold for at fokusere 100% på håndcykelsport, og jeg sluttede mig til Team Sunrise to år senere.
Når løbskalenderen tillader det, holder jeg foredrag i skolerne, hvor jeg fortæller historien om min trafikulykke og min kamp for at ”komme tilbage til livet” samt besøger danske rehabiliteringscentre for rygmarvsskadede, hvor jeg prøver at inspirere nyligt såret med min historie og bedrifter - og måske rekruttere nye handbikers til vores samfund.