 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pascoe akaberekerwa muRichmond, Victoria muna 1947. Akakurira mumhuri yevarombo yevashandi; baba vake, Alf, vaiva muvezi, uye amai vake, Gloria Pascoe, vakapfuurira kukunda menduru yegoridhe mumakwenzi emvura muArnhem Paralympics ya1980. Pascoe akapedza makore ake apakuvamba paKing Island apo baba vake vaishanda mumugodhi we tungsten. Mhuri yake yakatamira kuMornington, Victoria, paakanga ava nemakore gumi, uye makore maviri gare gare vakatamira kumusha weMelbourne weFawkner. Akaenda kuchikoro chehurumende chemuno asati apedza dzidzo yake yechipiri paUniversity High School, uko hanzvadzi yake yakanga yakahwina kudzidza. Pascoe akapfuurira kuenda kuYunivhesiti yeMelbourne, pakutanga achidzidza zvekutengeserana asi ndokuzotamira kuMelbourne State College. Pashure pokupedza kufunda neBachelor of Education, akatumirwa kuguta duku pedyo neShepparton. Akazodzidzisa paBairnsdale kwemakore mapfumbamwe. 