As Kath Koschel steps behind the crease, she grips her bat just a little tighter than usual: she’s pushing through an annoying but minor back injury.
The next thing she sees is the sky. She’s laying flat on her back. She can’t feel her legs. Turns out that back injury wasn’t so innocuous, and Kath’s on her way to the hospital.
She doesn’t know it yet, but it’s not going to be her last operation, and it’s certainly not going to be the last curveball she faces. How does Kath, an athlete and cricket fanatic, put on her game face when she’s got months of rehab ahead for her?
And when another unspeakable tragedy unfolds, how can she harness the kindness around her to carry her through?
Kath Koschel is the unstoppable force behind The Kindness Factory which has expanded to The Kindness Curriculum, available in many schools in Australia and beyond.
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