Ebonny’s Story
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Meet Ebonny:
Ebonny was a very active member of the community pursuing her passion in photography and gaining experience in a bookkeeping career. She regularly enjoyed activities like motorcycling, camping, volleyball and travel until she was instantly paralysed after coming off a bridge while riding her motorbike.
Ebonny spent six months in hospital before returning home to a completely different life journey of living with a spinal cord injury. Unfortunately she wasn’t aware of PBF before her injury and what it might mean to easing the impact of her recovery.
“It took a year to prove I was permanently disabled to get the disability pension from Centrelink and two years to navigate the terms and conditions to claim TPD (Total Permanent Disability) on my superannuation. The PBF payment would’ve been instrumental to fast tracking my independence when I needed it most to cover, for example, certain modifications to my home and getting a suitable car. Now that I’m aware of what PBF does, I can’t believe how affordable it is for what it covers.”
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