Please join us for a breakfast networking event, 'Resilience in Life and Business' with an inspirational talk from former Ireland cricketer, Andy Patterson.
Andy Patterson (Patto) was a professional cricketer representing Ireland 61 times and also playing in the English County Championship for Surrey and Sussex. At the end of his professional sports career, Patto transitioned into a career in education.
In 2013, Patto was diagnosed with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. This was life-changing, impacting all areas of his life. However, refusing to accept his wheelchair-bound prognosis, he found a groundbreaking operation that allowed him to defy the odds. He flew to the US to have two-thirds of the nerves in his spine severed and completed intensive rehabilitation.
His story is a powerful testament to perseverance, adapting to life’s challenges, and never giving up. It highlights the vital importance of resilience, a lesson Patto has embraced and now shares with others. Patto believes passionately that resilience is a skill anyone can develop. He now talks to businesses and education bodies to inspire and empower others to cultivate their own resilience.
