Tracey Roberts is a Sydney based retired Art dealer, Writer, and Author of, ‘The Will to Live, the Courage to Die,’ an inspirational biography about her uncle, Peter Bilsborough who lived as a ventilated quadriplegic. Tracey felt by writing Peter’s story she could play her part in raising awareness surrounding the issue of paralysis.

Following her books release in 2012, Tracey went on to conduct a major fundraiser titled the ‘Blue Diamond Ball’ in 2013 and successfully raised over AU $128,000 for high-tech wheelchairs for Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital.

That same year Tracey was invited to become a member of Perry Cross’s Spinal Research Foundation and happily accepted. Like many, her dream is to one day find a much-needed cure for paralysis and as part of her work she is dedicated to seeing that dream become a reality in her lifetime and ultimately fulfil her promise to her uncle.

Continuing her quest to lift awareness on paralysis she has just released a new book, ‘Paralysed’ her first romance novel which touches on various forms of paralysis, both physical and emotional, showing that it was possible for her lead character Vanessa to overcome both.