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Category Archives: Diary

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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Diary, Progress Reports

Sunday Night

September 28, 2013by Kate Ames 67 Comments

Matthew has recovered really well from his operation, and he and Di are due back in Brisbane tomorrow. Some of you would be aware that tomorrow night, Matthew’s story will […]

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Diary, Stories

Three parties and a run…

September 8, 2013by Kate Ames 1 Comment

Apologies for the silence over the past few weeks, but the legs of a few ducks have been madly paddling, and the opportunity to catch up has at last presented […]

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Diary, Fundraising, Progress Reports

Metro South Father of the Year

August 22, 2013by Kate Ames 9 Comments

On Monday 19 August, Matthew had the pleasure of receiving the Metro South division of the 2013 Queensland Father of the Year award. It was a surprise to be nominated, […]

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Diary

Help from some US sailors

August 13, 2013by Kate Ames Leave a comment

On Thursday (1 August), we had the amazing help of a group of US sailors from the visiting ship USS George Washington, thanks to our friend Megan. Here’s Di’s report […]

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Thanks to the Holland Park Hawks!

August 7, 2013by Kate Ames 3 Comments

Last Friday night the Holland Park Hawks Football Club organised a fantastic fundraising night at the Chalk Hotel. Everyone was privileged to hear from some amazing sporting personalities including Ian […]

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Diary, Fundraising

Another surgery in Melbourne

July 14, 2013by Kate Ames 5 Comments

Hi there everyone, It has been a very busy fortnight, as Matthew needed to have more surgery. This was planned, as part of the preparation for osseointegration, and the bigger […]

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Meeting the Wallabies

June 30, 2013by Kate Ames 1 Comment

Well there’s always an upside. Here’s an e-mail from Matthew regarding a visit to meet the Wallabies while they were in Brisbane last week for their match against the Lions […]

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Diary

Thank you…

June 16, 2013by Kate Ames 2 Comments

Well, it has been quite the 48 hour ride, and one that has been very humbling. A huge thank you to all those who have contacted us in some way […]

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Diary

Turning 40

March 30, 2013by Kate Ames 3 Comments

Matthew turned 40 today. It was mid-Easter, and he wanted to celebrate very quietly with family. Mum, Dad, Rachel and Aaron, and Jason and I were joined for lunch by Di’s […]

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Diary, Milestones

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