The Fiji TimesMerewalesi defies the odds
Merewalesi Vakacegu Rodan is a former Fiji Paralympian and multiple Pacific Games gold medallist. She was paralysed from the waist down due to sepsis in 2006. Rodans was introduced to table tennis in 2014 by a friend. She is the 2016 Sportswoman of the Year in Fiji. Her husband and children took good care of her for the past 17 years. They supported her through depression. The family was struggling financially. After spending four months in rehab, Rodon returned home. It was a shock to her. Now she is back at home with her family.
