
Richard Voris - Sydney NSW
by Chloe Wigg 2025, acrylic, resin, acetate and ink on wood 30.5cm x 30.5cm x 5cm
My MG came back negative in the blood tests
(Seronegative MG). Which just meant they don't
know what kind it is yet. I was diagnosed in 2016
when I was 25yrs old.
My greatest triumph was making the Tokyo
Paralympics as a member of the Australia
Steelers – wheelchair rugby team, only to top
that by winning world champs in Denmark the
following year. I missed out on the last
Paralympics due to MG.
When I was first diagnosed I lost the ability to
open both eye lids for 8 months as well as
having double vision.
I had to get Botox to help my bladder with my
spinal cord injury only to find out how badly
Botox interacts with MG. In the lead up to the
Tokyo Paralympics I lost all the function in my
body and required plasmapheresis to get my
body working again. The inconsistency of how
we feel from day to day is the hardest part.
My spinal injury is ok, but MG can f*ck right off.