Lloyd (Blast injury): Chapter 1: Life, the accident & the deterioration

Stories of Recovery

Episode 5: Chapter 1 - Lloyd Polkinghorne - Recovery from a blast injury (Blast injury) - Life, the accident & the deterioration.
In the final episode of this initial series we meet Lloyd Polkinghorne, a 36 year old newspaper owner and editor and a former mixed irrigator from Barham in NSW. Lloyd was injured by a misfiring shotgun in 2013 whilst assisting neighbouring farmers to clear birds from their crops. Whilst the injuries he received were largely invisible, the effects upon him were significant. He's a tough, resilient and courageous man and an incredible community advocate.
In this first chapter we meet Lloyd, hear about his life before the accident, what happened and the shocking deterioration that followed whilst he fruitlessly sought answers.
Whilst this is the final episode for the year, I've got some great interviews lined up which I'm looking forward to recording in the months ahead and I look forward to sharing these with you next year. In the meantime, if you have any interview suggestions or feedback on the series thus far please feel free to reach out at: [e-mail]
Stay safe... and keep going :)
Cheers, Robbie
Full transcripts and show notes are available for each chapter on the podcast website: storiesofrecovery.buzzsprout.com
Shownotes:

• 04:22 - Lloyd describes life before the accident, farming and his wide community involvement,
• 08:30 - Lloyd describes clearing rice crops of ducks and bald coots with his neighbours,
• 10:10 - The accident itself - the charge of the gun came out the side of the barrel/bolt,
• 17:00 - Lloyd had cerebrospinal fluid leaking out into his throat through a flap which had been opened by a shockwave from the gun blast.