Out of the Shadows: A Champion’s Return to the Spotlight – Neil Cadigan & Wally Lewis

Wally Lewis, simply one of the greatest Australian sportsmen. In Out of the Shadows: A Champion’s Return to the Spotlight he discusses his epilepsy, his descent into depression, and shares a laugh or two

Wally Lewis will forever be known to rugby league fans as ‘The King’. He could do what appeared to be impossible on the field and yet unbeknown to those around him including his family and closest friends he managed to perform at the most elite level while hiding a secret.

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When he finally revealed to a stunned public that he’d been living with epilepsy for years he did so just prior to undergoing life-saving brain surgery for the neurological disorder. Wally talks of the difficulty he had in facing major surgery and the emotional and physical impact of his deteriorating condition including a dramatic virtual ‘blackout’ on air in 2006. Interestingly Wally dealt with his only daughter’s deafness publicly all the while keeping his own crisis so profoundly private.

Following a successful procedure Wally has gone on to work with epilepsy organisations to raise awareness about the disorder helping de-stigmatise the condition and inspiring others to live positively with epilepsy.

In 2008 he was included in the Australian and Queensland teams of the century during the Centenary Year of the League.

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