Former model Turia Pitt, 27, was caught in a bushfire while running an ultramarathon in Australia six years ago.
He suffered severe burns on 64% of his body. Doctors said there was a chance of survival.
Michael Hoskin, Turia’s boyfriend at the time of the accident, quit his police job to look after her. He was always there for her and protected her. Michael knew he wasn’t going anywhere. Since the accident, Turia has undergone 200 operations. He lost seven fingers and had to recover for more than two years. In 2020, he gave an interview in which he spoke of the horror of a 100km race in remote Western Australia that was engulfed in flames.
“I remember seeing bits of my skin stuck to the rocks and spinifex,” Pitt said and explained that she felt a “bubbling feeling of panic.”
In 2015 Michael proposed to Turia with a diamond ring that he bought for her when she lay in intensive care four years ago. Michael says he proposed to her when they were on vacation in the Maldives.
“When Turia was in intensive care four years ago I bought a diamond ring,” Michael tells The Daily Mail. Turia had to wear a mask on her face for two years to help her injuries heal. Slowly but surely, she began to recover. “You’re beautiful”, Michael tells his bride every day.
The couple got married in 2016.
Turia thanks Michael for all the support he’s given her during the last seven tough years, which she has mostly spent in the hospital.
“Going to sleep next to my partner I never thought anything of before. Now I think how lucky am I get to sleep next to this beautiful man. He’s a good guy and I’m very lucky to have him,” Turia Pitt tells the Daily Mail.
“Every day I wake up beside Michael is a great day.”
Since the tragic accident, the couple has rebuilt their lives and fought to move forwards.
“She doesn’t want people to feel sorry for her. She just wants to get on with her life,” Michael tells News.com.au. “She’s beautiful, she’s amazing.”
But despite all of this, they felt there was something missing in their lives. They wanted to become a family.
In 2017, Turia revealed on Instagram that she was pregnant with the couple’s first child. The news spread quickly across Australia, where people have followed the pair’s journey throughout the years.
The expectant mom explained that she was keeping herself in shape during her pregnancy, even though she wouldn’t be able to run a marathon for a little while.
And soon their baby arrived!
Michael and Turia had a son, Hkawai, on December 7, 2017. On February 9, 2020, the couple announced the birth of their second child, another son named Rahiti Hoskin.
Ttoday they are happily married and raising their kid together.
Michael and Turia are worthy of being emulated and their story is a testimony to what love is all about.
