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Seven years on

June 15, 2019by Kate Ames 11 Comments

This time seven years ago, we were waiting for Matthew to return from surgery to remove his limbs. We had said our goodbyes, having been told it was unlikely he […]

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Milestones, Progress Reports

Happy New Year for 2017! Another update (at last)

February 2, 2017by Kate Ames 21 Comments

It’s 2017 and almost a full year since the last update.Wow – time has flown, and so has Matthew… I’ll get back to that. Primarily, 2016 was a year of […]

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Update – February 2016

February 15, 2016by Kate Ames 16 Comments

Happy new year and we can’t believe it’s February already.We have had a lot of lovely messages over the Christmas and New Year period, so thanks to everyone who has […]

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Progress update – Another anniversary, a trip, and some driving

July 22, 2015by Kate Ames 8 Comments

There is a lot to catch up on and it has been a busy month or two. The 10th of June marked Matthew and Diane’s 20th wedding anniversary, and this […]

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Statement about Legal Action

May 27, 2015by Kate Ames 6 Comments

Hi there everyone, You may be aware of media coverage over the next few days relating to Matthew’s intent to take legal action. Here’s a statement from him: * A […]

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An Easter update

April 9, 2015by Kate Ames 4 Comments

Well it’s been a few months and there’s so much to report, and so little in a strange kind of way. Of most consequence was that we lost Jenny, Diane’s […]

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Happy New Year

January 6, 2015by Kate Ames 7 Comments

Happy New Year. Thank you to everyone who has been in touch over the past few months. We have continued to receive some wonderful emails and letters. Everyone has their […]

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Wheelies, and looking ahead to Christmas

October 25, 2014by Kate Ames 10 Comments

The past week brought Matthew back to earth, literally, and reminded him about the vulnerability that can come with being disabled. It also reminded him of the support and great […]

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Bridge to Brisbane – Some Photos

September 21, 2014by Kate Ames 2 Comments

As most of you know, we entered the Bridge to Brisbane at the beginning of the month, and had a great day out with family and friends raising money for […]

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Fundraising, Photos

Rolling the Bridge to Brisbane

August 28, 2014by Kate Ames 6 Comments

I am still typing up letters, as I promised the next post would be some cute letters from kids. So that’s still to come. In the meantime, Matthew’s decided to […]

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