Editing Betty Cuthbert (section)

==Personal life==
Cuthbert had [[multiple sclerosis]] from 1969 and in 2002 had a severe [[brain haemorrhage]].<ref name="ny">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/sports/olympics/betty-cuthbert-dead-australian-olympic-sprinter.html|title=Betty Cuthbert, Australia's golden girl of track dies at 79|last1=Goldstein|first1=Richard|date=6 August 2017|work=New York Times|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> She stated that, despite her [[Multiple sclerosis|MS]], she never once asked God 'Why me?', and instead "knew that God wanted her to use it to help other people."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/happy-and-contented-betty-cuthberts-humility-outpaced-her-greatness-20170807-gxqnpk.html|title=Happy and contented: Betty Cuthbert's humility outpaced her greatness|last=FitzSimons|first=Peter|date=2017-08-07|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-08-07|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1985, Cuthbert became a [[born again Christian|born-again Christian]] at the age of 47.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/betty-cuthbert-obituary-by-harry-gordon/news-story/0497d02495b47e2c51e1dc3e1cc3a6f7|title=Betty Cuthbert Born Again Christian|date=7 August 2017|work=The Australian|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> Always believing she was a Christian, the speaker at a public rally said there were private-practising Christians present. She felt compelled to publicly declare her faith in [[Jesus]]. From then on, Cuthbert tried to share the good news of Jesus with as many people as possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegoal.com/players/trackfield/cuthbert_betty/cuthbert.html|title=TheGoal.com: Betty Cuthbert|website=www.thegoal.com|access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref> She did, however, initially want to be healed of her MS, and someone encouraged her to go to church where she could be healed. She claimed she went, looking for healing, instead of the Healer. In her own words: "I found out about the healer, and then I couldn't care less about the healing. That's the best thing. I get so much joy out of it and I want to tell other people about it. I think that's why I was meant to come back to the Olympics in 1964 because now I'm well known and it helps me to tell people about Jesus."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websterworld.com/websterworld/websport/b/bettycuthbert449.html|title=WebsterWorld – Online Encyclopedia – Australian Encyclopedia – World Encyclopedia – Education Resource – WebsterWorld|last=www.websterworld.com|website=www.websterworld.com|access-date=2017-08-12|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812172614/http://www.websterworld.com/websterworld/websport/b/bettycuthbert449.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, Cuthbert became a dedicated advocate for the disease and was an important player in the creation of MS Research Australia, attending the organisation's 2004 inauguration alongside then-PM [[John Howard]]. She was a tireless campaigner for national awareness of the disease, and, following her death in 2017, was credited by CEO of MS Research Australia, Dr. Matthew Miles, as having had an incredible impact on Australia's recognition and understanding of MS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/olympian-betty-cuthbert-remembered-as-australia-s-golden-girl-and-ms-advocate|title=Olympian Betty Cuthbert remembered as Australia's 'golden girl' and MS advocate}}</ref>

In 1991, Cuthbert left her home state, New South Wales, for Western Australia, where she settled in [[Mandurah]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4836956/australian-olympic-legend-betty-cuthbert-has-died/|title=Australian Olympic legend Betty Cuthbert has died|last=Browne|first=Rachel|date=2017-08-07|work=The Examiner|access-date=2017-08-07|language=en}}</ref> Cuthbert was one of the bearers of the [[Olympic Torch]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] of the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, [[New South Wales]], Australia. Sitting in a wheelchair and accompanied by [[Raelene Boyle]], she carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the [[Olympic Flame]] by [[Cathy Freeman]].<ref>{{YouTube|crO2l-Imbco|Clip of the Opening Ceremony, part 12}}. Names visible on the big screen at 5:42.</ref>

Cuthbert died in 2017, aged 79,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/07/olympic-great-betty-cuthbert-dies-reports|title=Australian Olympic great Betty Cuthbert dies: reports|date=7 August 2017|newspaper=[[SBS News]], [[Australian Associated Press|AAP]]|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/olympic-champion-betty-cuthbert-dead-at-79-20170806-gxqkbn.html|title=Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert dead at 79|date=7 August 2017|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> in Mandurah.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty Cuthbert offered state funeral|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/wa/2017/08/07/betty-cuthbert-offered-state-funeral.html|access-date=7 August 2017|work=Shy News|date=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807091724/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/wa/2017/08/07/betty-cuthbert-offered-state-funeral.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She never married or had children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4836956/australian-olympic-legend-betty-cuthbert-has-died/?cs=2452|title=Australian Olympic legend Betty Cuthbert has died|last=Browne|first=Rachel|date=2017-08-07|work=Daily Liberal|access-date=2017-08-07|language=en}}</ref> Rhonda Gillam, a 78-year-old West Australian mother-of-three, devoted the last 26 years of her life to caring for Cuthbert.<ref name="australian">{{cite news|last1=Dalton|first1=Trent|title=Betty Cuthbert, multiple sclerosis and the gift of Rhonda Gillam|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/betty-cuthbert-multiple-sclerosis-and-the-gift-of-rhonda-gillam/news-story/fe31bb3c5ff73a45e762b68fb93d9e8d|access-date=7 August 2017|work=Weekend Australian Magazine|date=9 May 2015}}</ref> Gillam stated that Cuthbert's MS also took her hearing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/suffering-over-betty-ng-b88559808z|title=Suffering over, Betty Cuthbert leaves a golden legacy|date=2017-08-08|work=The West Australian|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-GB}}</ref> Cuthbert's twin sister, Midge Johnston, stated that Betty had been struggling with dementia in recent years, worrying that Betty would not remember her, but Betty always said "Midge, of course I remember you."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/betty-cuthbert-was-she-our-greatest-athlete/news-story/dec3a84201cb404da9fb7d7b9c51466f|title=Cuthbert: Our greatest athlete?|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>