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There usually aren’t many good stories in the period immediately after surgery when you’re sore, immobile and tearing yourself up over all the games you’re missing.

But this is an exception.

I had both my shoulders operated on last year and moved in with my mum and little brother, Wes, at their place on the Central Coast of NSW. It was the first time since I was 15, when my football career started to take off, that I’d spent more than a few days at home.

Recovering from surgery gave me the chance to talk to mum and understand our family story.

I knew bits of it, but I also knew there were parts that had been left unsaid.

Now that I understand exactly what was unsaid – and why – I have a newfound admiration of mum and dad and the hardships they endured for us.

THE STORY OF MY MUM

My mum’s name is Pam and she comes from the Anaiwan people. She was born in Glen Innes and was one of 13 kids, including a brother who passed away when she was young and a sister who died of pneumonia before mum was born.

Mum’s mother, my Nan, was taken away from her family as a young girl and forced to work as an Aboriginal maid. Her name is Betty and she ran away from that life at the age of 14 to return to the country and help her mother raise her siblings.

Nan eventually met Poppy Reg. His family essentially disowned him because Nan was Indigenous and he was white. It was a shame on their family. They were quite wealthy, but only offered Nan and Poppy Reg food and board in exchange for work like fencing and ring barking around their property.

Nan and Poppy Reg eventually left the land and moved mum and her siblings to Erskineville in inner western Sydney. The place was owned by Nan’s sister and she treated the family badly. They all lived in a single bedroom. They even had to cook there.

Meals often consisted of a single loaf of bread shared amon

Australian soccer player (born 1984)

Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward. She played for Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Doncaster Rovers Belles, AIK, Perth Glory, Washington Freedom, Brisbane Roar, magicJack, Newcastle Jets, Linköping, Sky Blue FC, Melbourne Victory, Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, Melbourne City, North Shore Mariners, Orlando Pride, Canberra United, South Melbourne, Sydney FC, and Fiorentina as well as representing the Australian national team 150 times. She is noted for her pace and dribbling skills. She has been regularly considered one of the greatest female footballers in the world; football analyst and former SoccerooCraig Foster stated that she "ran on jet-fuel; burning up twice as fast, but with incredible impact."

Early life

De Vanna was born in Perth, Western Australia to a Portuguese mother and an Italian father. She was born and raised in the small port city of Fremantle, located about 30 minutes southwest of Perth. De Vanna developed her love for the game of football at a young age and has said that she slept with her soccer ball and spent much of her time as a youth playing soccer in the street with her brother.

De Vanna is a Portuguese speaker.

Club career

Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., 2006–07

In October 2006 De Vanna signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles, departing the English Premier League club in March 2007.

AIK Fotboll Dam, 2008

De Vanna played for Swedish club AIK for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. De Vanna had a very successful season, being the 5th highest goalscorer with 15 goals, helping AIK to their most successful season.

Perth Glory, 2008–09

In November 2008, De Vanna was signed to Perth Gl