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## [Member story: Defying the odds](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/member-story-defying-the-odds)

 Posted by [Bartercard](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/author/bartercard) on Mar 11, 2020 7:46:31 AM

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One of our long-term Taranaki members, Ultra Endurance Athlete and Coach, Lisa Tamati is launching her new book this month.

*Relentless* shares the emotional journey of Lisa and her mother, Isobel, after Isobel suffered a huge brain aneurysm and stroke, and was given a bleak outlook with very little quality of life.  But being an extreme endurance athlete, Lisa wasn’t prepared to just give up on her mother.  Lisa and Isobel’s story tells of the horrors, despair, hope, love and incredible experiences and insights into their journey, and it shares the difficulties of going against the medical system.

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