“As soon as I woke up and saw the smiling faces of doctors and nurses I knew I was going to be OK and walk again.”

She has endured five operations but Ms Flynn said it could have been worse.

“Safety gear saved my life,” she said.

“One week before the accident I bought all that safety gear – a good helmet, pants, gloves and jacket, it costed a fair bit but looking back now it was the best money I’ve ever spent.

“Imagine if I wasn’t wearing that gear? Sure I broke some bones and came out black and blue with bruises but I didn’t get any grazes and I was hit at 80 km/h.

“Helmets are compulsory but I think wearing all the gear should be compulsory because you need to protect not just your head but the rest of your body.”

Mrs Flynn said she was lucky not to suffer brain or spinal damage.

She said riding a motorbike was very different to driving a car.

“You’ve got nothing to protect you, cars have their body to protect but with bikes you’re out in the open.

“Even at low speed you could still die… there was definitely someone looking after me that day.”

After three weeks at Royal Perth Ms Flynn was transferred to Shenton Park Campus for rehabilitation.

“I was a pretty positive person even before the accident but it was important for me to remain positive because it helps with the recovery,” she said.

“At one stage I couldn’t sit up for more than five minutes without feeling dizzy but I just kept working at it and visualised walking again and playing with my children and playing sport to get me through it.”

Ms Flynn was very active before the accident and did a lot of running and walking and hoped to someday still fulfil her dream of walking the Kokoda Trail.

“I’m looking at this as not a tragedy but rather a challenge to get through and every day I try to do one more little thing to become more independent.

“The most important thing right now is to get right so I can look after my children, I will concentrate on getting up and going and get mobile so I can give more to my kids.

“The accident has shown me what’s important in life and I want to be a good mentor and guide for my kids.”

Ms Flynn won’t be able to drive again until she regains use of her right foot so her mother has flown from Queensland to stay with her.

She said the support from everyone was amazing.

“I just keep telling myself how lucky I am and in a strange way it has been a good experience.”

Now at home, Ms Flynn will continue her rehabilitation at the Peel Health Campus.

“Recovery depends on how much I work at it but I can’t work too hard otherwise I will have to get the operation done again and I’ll have to go through it all over again.

“Doctors say the nerve damage could take up to five years to fully recover but each person is different and I’m going to work at it and hope it doesn’t take much longer than a year but I will be more mobile within a few months.”

Asked if she would ever hop back on a motorcycle, Ms Flynn remained philosophical.

“I do still like them and every time I hear one ride past the house I get a little tingle but for the sake of my girls, I don’t ever want to put them through that again.

“Maybe later on in life when the kids are older but it is a scary thought to ever think I might go through all that again.”