‘Energizer’ Malloy puts dark days behind him to keep going and going

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‘Energizer’ Malloy puts dark days behind him to keep going and going

Thursday 31 January 2019, 10:55 AM

Tim Malloy copies the pose of the Buzz Lightyear action figure that he received to mark his To Infinity and Beyond award

A quad bike sitting on his chest for five hours and a coronary attack couldn’t keep former RNZCGP president Tim Malloy down. But last year’s near-fatal aortic dissection led to his resignation and a long period of recovery. Cliff Taylor finds this year’s To Infinity and Beyond award winner still buzzing and back in general practice. Photographs by Chris Reid

It would be incorrect to assume there hasn’t been a significant mental health issue associated with the events I’ve been through. I’ve been in some pr, Tim Malloy, Tim Malloy has had a slow process of recuperation over the summer but is more mobile now, doing two sessions a week at his Wellsford Clinic

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