After a fatal brain stroke, which left her close to death, ‘Don’t f—k it up’ message to inspire her side to win maiden title, relearning walking and eating, Joosie Dooley returns to bench for WBBL opener | Cricket News
As the defending champions of the Women’s Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades took on Brisbane heat on Sunday, there was a familier face on the bench of the Renegades. Joosie Dooley, 25, was struck with a fatal brain stroke during a surfing vacation in Hawaii on the island of Kauai last year. The wicket-keeper batter was hospitalized for 93 days at the hospital and, on her road to recovery, had to refresh her basic human skills like walking and eating. During her recovery last season, when her teammates asked her to send an inspirational message when Dooley was shifted from Kauai to Brisbane. She has written “Don’t f—k it up” on her jersey with the number three on it. Renegades went on to win their maiden title. Recalling her experience of recovery and how she felt seeing her side deliver their first title, Dooley, speaking to the Age (Australian publication), said, “It was really motivational to me, it kept me going. When I first came home to Australia, five or six of the girls came …
