They Called Me Lightning

"They called me Lightning" is the story of Dean Jamieson. Born in Adelaide in 1940, Dean left school at sixteen to chase a childhood dream of becoming a real-life cowboy.

This is the story about a young teenage boy who decides to leave Urrbrae High School in Adelaide and begin a new life working on an outback station. From stepping off the Old Ghan at Abminga rail siding in the middle of the night, to living off the land with Aboriginal people in the Simpson Desert, to mustering cattle on foot, to chasing brumbies along the Birdsville Track, to how he earned his nickname 'Lightning'; Dean recounts these and other entertaining stories about early sexual encounters, drought, isolation and near-death experiences.

Told in Dean's own words, "They called me Lightning" describes tales of fear, adventure, survival and growing up whilst working on outback stations in South Australia and the Northern Territory in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Part proceeds of this book will be donated to FOP Australia.

FOP Australia supports people in Australia and New Zealand that live with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP).

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva is one of the rarest and most disabling genetic conditions known to medicine, causing bone to form in muscles and other soft tissue throughout the whole body leading to ongoing and permanent restriction of movement. Most people with FOP experience severe physical disability and have a limited life expectancy. It has no ethnic or religious pattern. It does not affect a person's intelligence. It is a progressive disease and there is currently no cure or effective treatment. Much needed funding is required to continue international research into a cure, raise awareness within the medical community and continue to support people with FOP and their families.

There are currently 19 people in Australia and 2 in New Zealand that live with FOP. Dean Jamieson's daughter Brooke was diagnosed with FOP over 10 years ago.

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