In the Blink of an Eye: The Story of Mia Austin and Her Triumph over Locked-In Syndrome

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I just wanted to go back and have fun and enjoy footy, because I feel like that’s when I play my best”. At the age of 21, Mia was working as a Travel Agent and a regular at the gym living the life of a typical 21-year-old. Mia has recently completed a Criminology Course, a Forensics Course, and also a Criminal Justice Course.

The next day Mia had some frozen pasta delivered to the Diner and left a note for Roman: “See you for lunch?It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. She could have gave up but didn’t and shows us really that you think you have problems but you don’t. Mia has touched the lives of thousands of people and the World is worse off for not having her in it.

At the start, I didn’t really know how to handle it but I feel like now I am taking it on as a challenge and just trusting what I’ve worked on,” she said. She continued to travel and undertook lots of charity work, including sleeping out on the streets of Liverpool to raise money and awareness of homelessness. Pathologist Dr Mohammed Aslam said death was due to asphyxia with her condition noted as a contributory factor. A week after opening her eyes, Mia was diagnosed with ‘Locked-in Syndrome’, a condition where Mia has been left her trapped in her own body, unable to speak.

She would also want to make sure the platform that being Merseyside Woman of the Year provides would be used to do good things in our region, which is why we are delighted to pass on that mantle to Laura Hughes. Unfortunately, her maiden campaign stopped there due to a syndesmosis injury, but even that was enough of a sample size to show what Carlton fans can hope to see from Austin for years to come in the Navy Blue. Although Austin’s education in the forward line has been enhanced by her experienced teammates, the young spearhead has seen her time under forwards coach Christina Polatajko as impactful, both as a player and as a person. With the pressures that come with Austin’s Rising Star, Polatajko has given the 19-year-old reassurance that her team will support her the whole time.