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Introducing our guest: Grant "Scooter" Patterson Born and bred in Cairns, Far North Queensland, true blue Aussie, outgoing midget (short person whatever you want to say lol).

Born with a rare form of dwarfism called diastrophic dysplasia, when two people meet this is like a 1 in a million chance of this happening, I always joke about that's my parent's chance of winning the lottery out the window, goneee!

"Nickname Scooter comes from the three wheeled trike that I scoot around on, enables me to be very independent at work and home, also great for when I drive somewhere, I throw it in the passenger seat, it weighs only 4.5kgs.

I work fulltime at a business called allied bearings and tools, I do customer sales (over the counter and over the phone), worked there for over 7 years. The good thing about my job, it allows me to also focus on my professional swimming career. I bought my first house in 2015.

I have been a part of the Australian swim team since 2009, I made my first Paralympic games in London 2012 (made one final), I have made multiple world champs teams, and recently became a dual Paralympian at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where I fulfilled my dream of chasing that illusive Paralympic medal for over 13 years and won a Bronze in the 150m Individual medley SM3 and a Silver in the 50m Breastroke SB2.

My hobbies fishing/spearfishing, quad biking, running my dogs (I have two Kelpies) beside the quad bike, recently just built my first go-kart and getting into racing. I love socialising and being outdoors.

Our Human Experience presents a series of podcasts where regular people share inspirational stories about their life, their journey and their human experience. We contemplate illness, wellness misfortune, recover, survival land, other encounters and deep diver into the complexities of living.

Our Human Experience is hosted by Claire Tierney and Anna Winter, a dynamic duo with their own lived experiences to share.

In this current era of disconnection, through social media and lock down, we felt compelled to create this podcast as an avenue to record stories to inspire and intrigue us, and others who are feeling in any way overwhelmed by their current situations. Every story is unique, every story tells the tale of rising from adversity and living the human experience.

A story is a rolling narrative filled with great personal tales of turmoil and triumph. Together we will discover why some people are able to continue living with purpose, even when faced with loss and despair, also we embrace what we can learn from the exceptional people in our midst who have done just that.

Every story is unique, every story tells the tale of living the human experience!
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