This episode is with David Wasserman, a good friend of 30 years, a Sydney based Entrepreneur, passionate dog owner, sports fan and cricketer

Proudly independent resourceful and never wanting to make a fuss.

He's had a rollercoaster history of health challenges: Crohn’s disease, stomach surgery, arthritis, and this year an ankle replacementLearn how to walk again

Some themes we cover:

- Distinction from professionally asking for help and doing so personally. And it being often much  tougher to help yourself vs helping others
- Being humbled by the abundance of support from friends family and work, particularly recently, which  included a highly unexpected massive gesture of help from a friend to support him on his recovery from ankle surgery.
- How  being a foodie and a very proud chef, left him the challenge of letting people cook for him in his beloved kitchen.
- Being vulnerable enough to accept help to go the toilet at football matches.
- The importance of having team of support and help around you for recovery.
- How accepting help has in a game-changing way strengthened friendships and relationships.
- New found respect for disabled and their challenges.
- Hospitality we are all hard-wired to serve and help.
- Nurses are walking saints, dealing with people at their most distressed - they know what to say and lift your spirits.
- Can’t do it all by yourself and the power of collaboration.
- The importance of self care and mental health.

And at the end we discuss how the simple power of accepting small gestures - a reach out thinking of you phone call, friends dropping off magazines, coming over to have a laugh and take your mind off things.

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