Barbara was asked to speak to Rotary at The Dunedin Club, and so chose to talk about our wonderful Physio Pool, and how vital it is that it is retained regardless of where the new hospital is sited. It could so easily be incorporated into the design next to the new building, as it is sited in the far corner, and with over 40,000 visits by our community every year, we just cannot let it be lost. We just need a designer with vision, as was achieved by the University when working around a building adjacent to the Main Library during its build. There is NO facility that empowers people with injuries to maximise their potential to quite the same extent, as our very special and historically significant Physio Pool, so let’s all get busy and ensure the politicians know how vital this is for us all. We are part of an aging population who need to keep ourselves well, and what better way than the gentle, therapeutic 35 degree water in this wonderful facility. Barbara described to Rotary her own journey with two broken legs, relying on wheelchair and crutches mobility (following her ski binding disaster in August 2016) and just how much being able to get into the pool from Week 1 facilitated her recovery. Having the buoyancy initially to help mobility without the weight of her injured legs was crucial, it helped reduce the enormous swelling at both knees, and it enabled her to progress to walking and then resisted exercises. Being back at work after only 3 months with her cardiac surgery patients up at Mercy Hospital was a fantastic result after such a significant injury, and I can assure you it would have been MUCH more difficult without the many exercise options that this pool allows. Being able to progress from floating, then straight leg aquajogging with a noodle, to then a belt, to active leg bending with walking and when seated in the immersed chair, to active swimming full lengths was so valuable, and made the difference. My lovely Taxi driver Saimone kindly pushed me in my wheelchair up the ramp to the pool office each time, from where I was able to hop on my crutches the few metres to get into the pool. Many people with much more significant long term injuries use this facility, so PLEASE let the people you know around you who can make this decision the right one for Otago and ensure it is kept! Barbara met most of the regulars during her time at the Pool, and knows just how invaluable it is for them all. Anyway, the lovely culmination of the evening talk to Rotary was when Barbara was given a Paul Harris Fellow award. It was such an honour and so much appreciated. I was not aware of this significant award prior to the evening, so feel even more humbled to be awarded it from outside Rotary. Many many thanks to those of you who nominated me. It is extremely special, and will be framed and on the wall at work soon.