“My Lifestyle Has Changed Drastically And I’m Definitely Cherishing The Simple Things In Life” Aussie Olympic Swimmer Michael Klim Talks About His Autoimmune disease
“There’s no cure”
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Bianca, Ben and Lakey have a special guest on the show Australian Swimming Legend Michael Kilm. Michael recently was inducted into the Swimming International Hall of Fame. He says, “it was a real surreal moment for me” and “I didn’t realise I won 54 international medals”. The awards are chosen by other Olympic champions as they individually nominate, Michael says it’s a humbling moment.
He talks about his recent diagnosis of an auto-immune disease called Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). It’s in his legs where his walking Is comprised, and he can’t stand on his toes.