OUR AMBASSADOR
Deanna Blegg
Deanna, at age 24, was diagnosed with HIV. In 1996 she was given six months to live after being affected by AIDS. Afraid of the stigma associated with HIV she battled the virus silently. Fortunately, due to the combination of HIV medication and her healthy outlook on life, Deanna’s health improved as did her vision for the future.
Deanna has two children, Tia-Rae 11 and Xanda six. Both children are HIV negative.
Deanna works in the fitness industry and is achieving inspiring results in elite level adventure racing. Deanna has also yielded impressive results not only in the adventure racing arena but through her entire sporting career spanning almost 30 years.
Today she speaks professionally and is an inspiration to many who hear her presentations and read her many magazine articles. Her presentations convey her love of life, her family, fitness, health and elite sports.
Deanna’s extraordinary journey over the past decade is inspirational to say the least. Today, she plays an active role in raising HIV awareness and is proudly an ambassador for the Burnet Institute.
Deanna has recently undertaken a field trip to Papua New Guinea where she experienced first-hand Burnet’s HIV prevention campaign, Tingim Laip.
