They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story.
Struck down with polio at the age of two and a half, Anne overcame the prejudice rife in her native village in Kenya, where neighbours believed she was cursed and called her a snake because of her disability, which left her paralysed below the waist.
Losing her mother at a tender age, and sent to a school far away from home, she achieved fantastic academic results, amidst the challenges of a military coup. She went to university and qualified as a teacher, and fell in love with a British man who truly valued her defiant spirit.
She moved from a world with no running water to make a life for herself in modern Britain. Where, against all odds, she bore a child, and went on to be the first East African to compete in her sport internationally. Anne is currently in further training, and will be representing Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics, where she has been tipped as one of our top hundred hopefuls.
Meet Anne Wafula, a woman whose determination knows no bounds.

In My Dreams I Dance

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The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike Left partially paralysed below the rib cage by polio, Anne Wafula Strike was forced to flee her native Kenyan village, moving across the country with her family. After overcoming additional adversity, including the loss of her mother and ableist prejudice, Anne moved to the UK, where she discovered her talent for wheelchair racing. The first East African to compete in her sport, representing Kenya in the 2004 Paralympics before joining Paralympics GB, Anne is now a fierce advocate for the promotion of the games around the world, and a champion of disabled rights. First published in 2010, and fully updated with Anne's passionate activism - including her campaign for more accessibility on public transport - In My Dreams I Dance is an incredibly inspiring story about why you should never let others slow you down.

In My Dreams I Dance: The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike, newly updated for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

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