She learned to walk with crutches and calipers, which was considered "a remarkable achievement given the extent of her initial paralysis".
[1] In 1957 she published a memoir Over my dead body, to thank the many hospital staff and others who had helped her during her time at St Mary's.
She travelled widely, driving alone through Europe and the Middle East, including reaching Petra on horseback.
The trust supported young disabled people with grants to buy a car or wheelchair, or for a mortgage.
[4] The University of Auckland awards an annual June Opie Memorial Fellowship to offer financial support to a student with a severe disability.