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Sam Bloom is a bestselling author, global keynote speaker, and 2 x World Para Surfing champion. He is also the inspiration behind the global hit movie Penguin Bloom, based on his true story of overcoming tragedy and finding hope.
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Recent Posts [Cairns Post] ‘Still a long way to go’: Para...
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Sam is proud to have worked with leading global brands...
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- Sam Bloom To Sam, the future is the cure and she is...
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Pro Surfers Julian Wilson and Sam Bloom hit the waves with...
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A highly sought-after speaker, Sam is a two-time World Para...
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In Sam Bloom, Sam tells her own story for the first time –...
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May 13, 2022 · Sam Bloom survived a fall from a balcony in Thailand that left her paralysed from the chest down. She became a bestselling author, a Hollywood star and a two-time world para surfing champion.
Sam Bloom is a former nurse who became paralysed from the chest down after a fall in Thailand in 2013. She recovered with the help of a magpie chick named Penguin, and became a world champion paracanoeist and surfer.
Jan 23, 2021 · Sam Bloom was paralysed after a fall in Thailand and found hope in a magpie named Penguin. Her journey is portrayed by Naomi Watts in a film that aims to be raw and authentic.
Apr 18, 2017 · Sam Bloom, author of Penguin the Magpie, shares the story of her tragic accident, and how a tiny bird helped her regain the will to live.
Jan 27, 2021 · I n 2013, Samantha Bloom was vacationing with her husband and their three young sons in Thailand when she suffered a devastating accident. While on an observation deck at their hotel, Bloom...
Plot. During a family vacation in Thailand, Sam Bloom accidentally falls off a high balcony and breaks her T6 thoracic vertebrae resulting in partial paralysis.
