Happy New Year for 2017! Another update (at last)
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 […]
Category Archives: Diary
Sunday Night
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 […]
Three parties and a run…
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 […]
Metro South Father of the Year
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, […]
Help from some US sailors
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 […]
Thanks to the Holland Park Hawks!
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 […]
Another surgery in Melbourne
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 […]
Meeting the Wallabies
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 […]
Thank you…
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 […]
Turning 40
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 […]
