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Stitched Up

A Story of Heart and A Life Fulfilled
  • ISBN-13: 9781921804144
  • Publisher: WILKINSON PUBLISHING
    Imprint: WILKINSON PUBLISHING
  • By Vic Wiggins
  • Price: AUD $29.99
  • Stock: 260 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 18/02/2025
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 153.00mm) 312 pages Weight: 500g
  • Categories: Memoirs [BM]
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Vic Wiggins has more reasons than most to feel like he has been ‘stitched up’ by life. In 1971, he was the youngest child in the UK to survive a pioneering 12-hour operation for a rare and complex heart problem – the first of 3 open-heart surgeries. Having moved from the UK to  live in New Zealand in 2003 and now Australia for the past 11 years, Vic received a new heart in February 2025, at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and left hospital 13 days later. Less than two months later, went bike riding with his son for the first time in years.

Victor Wiggins was born in October 1970 and just a few months later became the youngest child in the UK to survive a groundbreaking 12-hour operation for a rare and complex heart condition. Defying the odds through decades of medical challenges, he’s spent his life pushing limits to live a fulfilled life. Vic lives in Melbourne, Australia with his family.

* In Stitched Up, Vic tells his story – how he has navigated a complex chronic illness over 5 decades – and still pushed the limits and lived a life fulfilled.
* Vic has written this book for anyone who feels like they’ve been ‘stitched up’ by life – literally or figuratively.
* This book deeply explores life when tomorrow is never guaranteed. Vic answers the question on how to remain hopeful even while living with the fear of death daily.
* The book is for anyone with a chronic medical condition (both congenital or acquired), carers, family members, educators and medical professionals.
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* Planned upcoming events over the next 12 months aimed at reaching individuals, families and professional audiences across community, corporate, medical and government sectors.
* Supported by endorsements from leading medical professionals.

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