“When I look back at all I have been through, it feels like I’m looking back at a different person’s life,” he said. “And I’d say I’m mostly happy with the person I am today.

We still ask this question today as we hark back to the day when our world stopped ... We stalked with bated breath every person we suspected of exhibiting the symptoms then rigidly tracked the course ...

Correspondence to Professor Peter B O'Sullivan, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; p.osullivan{at}curtin.edu ...