Jeremy was born with a massive hole in his heart and underwent open heart surgery in his native New Zealand at age 4 in 1977. He has written a book his life — The Long Road from a Broken Heart — and is raising funds for heart foundations in Australia, the UK and NZ.
Jeremy not being able to crawl and then run like everyone else had made him stubborn. That was why he had made the most of his new-found health after the successful surgery he had as a child. He said riding a bike was the best and most rewarding way to travel. After living in the UK for 10 years, Mr Scott decided to ride home to New Zealand — a trip that took 31 months.
He battled extreme conditions, fear, loneliness, the Iranian military and Filipino mafia. “Apart from walking, there is no other way to have such a sense of freedom,” and we'll hear about his adventures tonight.
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