"Despite the hardship that Ms Thomas and her family have endured, she doesn't let her condition discourage her." Daily Mail
"Despite battling bullying, the awkward looks of strangers and a somewhat uncertain future, Thomas radiates an incredible optimism." TimeOut Magazine
One person can make a difference...
Mui was written off and rejected as a baby… Doctors said she’d die in infancy… Tina refused to look the other way… We swapped Australia for Mui… We gave her love, security and encouragement… The lives of all three of us changed forever.
Mui was written off and rejected as a baby… Doctors said she’d die in infancy… Tina refused to look the other way… We swapped Australia for Mui… We gave her love, security and encouragement… The lives of all three of us changed forever.
“If you see somebody visibly different, remember that they are just people. They have feelings as well,” she says, recalling disheartening moments when people have taken obvious fright at her appearance.
Asked how she overcame such horrid taunts, Thomas replies, “My parents. Simply my parents.” TimeOut Magazine
Asked how she overcame such horrid taunts, Thomas replies, “My parents. Simply my parents.” TimeOut Magazine
Tina says:
"I know what it's like to feel worthless and rejected. I never want anybody else to feel like that."
"I know what it's like to feel worthless and rejected. I never want anybody else to feel like that."
Rugby:
Tina and I were told sport would never be possible for Mui.
We, as parents,
have never accepted limits like that.
Nothing is impossible.
Mui says: "As the world’s first rugby referee with Harlequin Ichthyosis, being in kit allows me that feeling I always dreamed of: of fitting in."
Tina and I were told sport would never be possible for Mui.
We, as parents,
have never accepted limits like that.
Nothing is impossible.
Mui says: "As the world’s first rugby referee with Harlequin Ichthyosis, being in kit allows me that feeling I always dreamed of: of fitting in."
We agreed to become Mui's volunteers for a few weekends one summer.
We remained her volunteers for seventeen months .
We put our lives on hold. People kept telling us to walk away.
Tina's tenacity and dedication was immense.
Then events overtook us.
Our response was to step forward and adopt.
We remained her volunteers for seventeen months .
We put our lives on hold. People kept telling us to walk away.
Tina's tenacity and dedication was immense.
Then events overtook us.
Our response was to step forward and adopt.
We were diving into the unknown...
