Heart transplant patient Dianne Scott, with her son John, was shattered by the theft of her World Transplant Games medals from her home on Friday. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER
Dianne Scott had a stranger’s heart beating for her when she won six medals at the World Transplant Games.
Most of the medals were for tenpin bowling. Ms Scott knew she was no Olympian, but she took the prizes home to Fernhill, put them in her drawers, and allowed herself to feel proud.
Four years since she won the last medal, Ms Scott and her 18-year-old son John have been devastated by a thief who broke into their house on Friday and took jewellery, family war memorabilia, an iPad, iPhone and other technology.
The thief also found and took the medals, and it is the loss of these that seems to hurt Ms Scott and her son the most.
‘‘They’re worth nothing to anybody else, but to me they’re everything,’’ Ms Scott said.
‘‘I felt so proud to represent Australia. Fair enough, I’m no Olympian, but I put on the green and gold, signed the statutory declaration [to compete in the spirit of the games] and raised the money to get there.’’ Ms Scott won six medals at two world games - in Thailand in 2006 and in Queensland in 2008, where winners were awarded distinctive medals with a cut-out in the shape of Australia.
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