Penulis: Sarah Matthews

Dr Sarah Matthews was born in Australia but spent her childhood in Wales and later in central England. She became motivated to be a vet at seven years of age. She was one of very few state school students to be offered a vet student place at her college at Cambridge University. Despite the tough academic course, she took up rowing and represented the University in the Oxford Cambridge Boat race and in a pre-Olympic Regatta in Atlanta. As a veterinarian, she became the first female Fellow in Equine Surgery in Australia. She next went on to represent Australia in three different sports. This is Sarah’s first book but she has featured in two documentaries – the first involved Vets Beyond Borders for which she was Project Manager for a year. The more recent is RAAM Bam Thank You Mam about her team winning the prestigious cycling event “Race Across America” (RAAM). Sarah sustained major head trauma in a hit and run by a cyclist on a footpath while preparing for World Championships (70.3, Half Ironman) in 2015. She was in an induced coma for a month and then in Rehabilitation for a further three months. Drawing upon her inner resources, she recovered to continue to represent Australia in endurance sport and to work as a Veterinarian. Sarah was mauled by a dog at work in 2022 again suffering major injuries. She has continued to work as a veterinarian since but is keen to transition into working in the human health care industry to give back to those who have helped her. She is also open to doing some Motivational Speaking to help others manage their direction after sustaining physical or emotional trauma.