How I rebuilt my life in Australia after a devastating loss

"Every setback is a setup for a comeback," is one quote that I have always lived by during my transition journey to Australia.

- Vedant Gadhavi

My transition was smoother than expected despite earlier setbacks. When I said earlier, set back let me take back to you my previous journey, which changed my life tragically. Hailing from Gujarat, India, my life took an unimaginable turn when a tragic car accident claimed my parents' lives when I was just 18. It was a journey that should have been a routine drive with my family but instead became a life-altering event.

The accident occurred on a remote road just 38 minutes from their destination in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where my father worked as a petrochemical engineer. I was riding in the front seat, sharing a joyful evening with my parents. At my mother's suggestion, I lay down in the back to rest, unbuckled. Moments later, disaster struck. Our car collided with a truck on a road locals ominously called "Death Road." My parents were killed instantly, while I was gravely injured but survived.

World changed