At the end of year 9, Estelle contracted meningitis while on holiday in Narooma. She was in a coma for three weeks and in a wheelchair for three months, then at a convalescent hospital recuperating for nine months.
Estelle, after experiencing meningitis during her vacation in Narooma at the end of year 9, spent three weeks in a coma, followed by three months confined to a wheelchair. She then underwent rehabilitation at a convalescent facility for nine months.