{"id":1223,"date":"2024-12-12T19:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T19:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenyoung.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=1223"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:23:14","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephenyoung.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=1223","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBritish-born (in Brighton, Sussex) now a Canadian citizen.\n\nStudied Physics at the University of London, worked as an R&D Engineer and then progressed into sales. Moved to Canada in 1989 with the same employer.\n\nFirst involvement with x-ray and metal detector systems was in security, but then took that knowledge into the food-processing industry. Based on his experience in this field, established a business to provide food processors a service with x-ray inspection of contaminated food products.\n\nRetired in 2020.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I had a nice life growing up. My parents were from a working-class background, but hard-working and ambitious. As described in my memoir, they climbed the housing ladder from a small home to a large, custom-designed bungalow, which we built ourselves in the evenings and weekends.<\/p>

Our family had moved around southern England before emigrating to Australia, which I loved. Sadly, my parents had misgivings, particularly about the education system, so we returned to England and settled in Melton Mowbray, a small market town with a history dating back a thousand years.<\/p>

Upon return, I found that in High School, I was two years behind (due to the lost years in Australia) and went from being the top of a very formal school to being mediocre in a sloppy \u2018modern\u2019 school. Still, with hard work (and lots of fun!) I then went on to study Physics at the University of London. After my first year, I decided to take a year off to earn some money, but this was cut short by a serious motorcycle accident. That is where this memoir begins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After many months of recovery and therapy, I returned to London to finish my degree (while also having a great time, enjoying its rich culture, and more than a few pubs! For the love of my then-fianc\u00e9e, I returned to Melton Mowbray to start my career. I steadily grew, not only in positions but in experience, and then I emigrated to Canada, another step up in business and a new way of life.<\/p>

The North American way of doing many things is very different from what I had experienced before, and I was keen to learn and develop new skills, especially around home construction and repairs. For recreation, I found a passion for sailing, winning races and becoming an instructor. Another occasional hobby is dabbling (modestly) in art. Away from concerned parents, motorcycles came back into my life, and I have enjoyed restoring several older machines. My 1977 Yamaha still brings back memories of my hooligan days of the 70s. It is a keeper.<\/p>

In the 35 years since I moved to Canada, I have faced many medical issues, some very serious. With the help of some marvellous Doctors and Surgeons, I now have a body full of artificial parts, however, the main thing is I have overcome each challenge as it arose, and I live a healthy life today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2018The boy who LIVED!<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 is my story, not only about a miraculous survival, but a story of ambition. After the details slowly emerged about what had happened and how I was still alive, I became determined to live the rest of my life as fully and worthwhile as possible. I certainly did that!<\/p>

As my memoir describes, I have been fortunate to travel around the world, play with racing cars, climb the career ladder (and fall off a few times), and run my own business. I have owned a dream house with many toys, and then lost them all. After all the ups and downs in my life, I have finally retired to a modest life with my loving wife and two adorable dogs.<\/p>

It is my sincere hope that this memoir will inspire and motivate others facing life-altering challenges to look beyond their immediate problems and to dream of a future life full of hope and possibilities. I wish you all the best and hope that you can really LIVE!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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