Neil Cadigan Neil Cadigan i(A111276 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon With Every Step : A Son's Quest and a Father's Promise Neil Cadigan , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2015 7989982 2015 single work biography

'In late 2010 Andrew 'Cad' Cadigan quit his job, sold his home and set out to walk around Australia. He was doing it in honour of a mate, Chris Simpson, who had recently succumbed to a rare pre-leukaemia condition.'

'Over the next eighteen months Cad walked over 15,000 kilometres, pushing a three-wheeler pram that held all his provisions. Along the way he met hundreds of people from all walks of life, making new friendships and collecting donations for the Leukaemia Foundation. He battled extreme weather, injury, loneliness and even depression, but refused to surrender.'

'Four days after triumphantly crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge to complete his trek, Cad left for a holiday in Thailand, where he planned to turn his journals into a book. Tragically, within a month he suffered horrific injuries in a motorcycle accident, dying twelve weeks later.'

'Cad's father, Neil, vowed to his son that he would finish his book. With Every Step, which is by turns irreverent, entertaining, tragic and inspirational, represents the completion of Andrew Cadigan's mission. It is an emotional story that only a father could tell.' (Source: Publisher's Blurb)

1 4 y separately published work icon Now and Then : The Life-Changing Journey of The Original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page , Neil Cadigan , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2011 Z1783935 2011 single work autobiography 'Greg Page will always be synonymous with the children′s supergroup, The Wiggles, and is forever imprinted in our memory banks as the original 'Yellow Wiggle'. Sadly, though, in 2006 Greg was forced to walk away from his stellar career, unable to continue because of a mystery illness. Leaving The Wiggles was a painful and life-altering decision. As a founding member he had devoted over fifteen years to their creation and was instrumental in their phenomenal worldwide success.

'It took years for Greg′s condition - Orthostatic Intolerance - to be correctly diagnosed, which often saw him suffering from bouts of acute dizziness that left him unable to stand, speak or think without great difficulty. The lack of a diagnosis also left him suffering from depression; a frustrating and disillusioning experience for someone who had always led such an active life, performing on a daily basis. Now correctly diagnosed and medicated (and with a healthy dose of inspiration from Elvis), Greg is concentrating on getting back to his first love - music.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 1 y separately published work icon Out of the Shadows : A Champion's Return to the Spotlight Wally Lewis , Neil Cadigan , Pymble : HarperSports , 2009 Z1648433 2009 single work autobiography

'When Wally Lewis, rugby league legend turned TV news presenter, had an epileptic seizure live on air in November 2006, his world came crashing down around him.

'The medical condition he'd spent two decades attempting to conceal from the public had been brutally exposed. With his health on a downward spiral, the only solution was the one that terrified him the most - brain surgery.

'While the rugby league world tried to come to terms with the vulnerability of "The King", Wally and his family prepared for the toughest battle of his life. But the surgery wouldn't be the end of his struggle ...

'Out of the Shadows is Wally's startlingly candid account of his life since his retirement from rugby league - from the darkest days of depression and debilitating seizures to his hard-fought recovery and triumphant return to the nation's TV screens.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 y separately published work icon No Ordinary Bloke : He Rescued a Village ... and Saved Himself Donny Paterson , Neil Cadigan , Sydney : ABC Books , 2009 Z1635184 2009 single work autobiography

'The former army engineer, with a history of chronic injuries, depression and addiction, was floating somewhere above rock bottom - aimless, traumatised, anchored only by his family - in particular, wife Tracey and the promising rugby league career of his son, future Newcastle Knights player, Corey.

'But something in the shocking devastation of the tsunami moved him. Within days, Donny was on a plane to Sri Lanka. Landing in Colombo he met three fellow travellers and together they took a chance and drove south. Arriving in the shattered village of Peraliya, they found a community without, food, water, medicine, homes or livelihood. The events that followed were remarkable ... a rescue effort, a village saved, an award-winning documentary, red-carpet treatment at film festivals, and, for Donny, a Cannes penthouse stay as guest of actor Sean Penn.

'How could this have happened to an ordinary Aussie bloke? Rough diamond Donny is proof of what can occur when the extraordinary deep within is tapped.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 3 y separately published work icon A Man Among Mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's Greatest Aviator Neil Cadigan , Sydney : ABC Books , 2008 Z1529122 2008 single work biography
1 3 y separately published work icon The Two of Me Andrew Johns , Neil Cadigan , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2007 Z1442094 2007 single work autobiography
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