of the final State of Origin game of the 1991 series, prompting Wally's decision to retire from Origin football following the game. Jamie-Lee is a water polo player who is currently on a scholarship to the Queensland Academy of Sport who has represented Australia, and is the first deaf person in the world to ever represent her country's national hearing team. In May 2010, Lewis was rushed to hospital and had his gallbladder removed. Wally Lewis completed his autobiography, Out of the Shadows: A Champion's Return to the Spotlight, in 2009. Lewis is well known as a big fan of The Phantom comic series. Following his retirement from the sport, Lewis became a television sports presenter, first on Seven Nightly News Brisbane, before moving to the higher-rating Nine News Queensland where he remained until he stepped down from the role, citing health concerns, at the beginning of January 2023. Epilepsy During the nightly news broadcast of 16 November 2006, Lewis previewed the sports segment but was not onscreen when the program returned from the commercial break, with newsreader Bruce Paige instead presenting the sports segment. A similar event occurred two weeks later, on 30 November, when Lewis appeared onscreen and began to read the autocue, saying "Good evening" before seeming distressed. A scheduled report was then played, with Paige delivering the rest of the bulletin. Following these events, Lewis was given medical leave for the rest of the year. The following night, Lewis revealed that he had epilepsy. Lewis has revealed in his book that his on-air disorientation was caused by the condition. On 21 February 2007, Lewis underwent brain surgery to help his epilepsy at Austin Hospital in Melbourne. The surgery was reported as a success by Gavin Fabinyi, Director of Neurosurgery. He has since made a full recovery. Lewis was not expected to make a return as a TV reporter until 29 January but delivered a flawless report alongside new sports presenter Steve Haddan. In September 2007, Lewis appeared on-air for the first time since the surgery, and by 2009 had returned to presenting on weeknights. Lewis is quoted as saying that "People come and ask me now about things (from his rugby league career) and I just don't remember them at all – that's absolutely frightening." Lewis said he wanted to work with epilepsy organisations and raise awareness about the condition. He is also the vice patron