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Category Archives: Progress Reports

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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Diary, Progress Reports

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 Reports

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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Progress Reports

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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Progress Reports

A big couple of weeks – Thank You!

August 3, 2014by Kate Ames 1 Comment

So the past few weeks have been pretty full on. Our book Will to Live was released nationally on 21 July, and many of you would have heard Matthew and Diane […]

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Sunday Night Update

July 20, 2014by Kate Ames Leave a comment

Just letting you know that an update on Matthew’s progress will be broadcast tonight on Sunday Night, before Matthew and Diane head to Sydney and Melbourne for a few days […]

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Progress Reports

Progress Report – A new ‘arm’ and a book launch to come

July 8, 2014by Kate Ames 3 Comments

Matthew’s new training arm was delivered a few weeks ago. It is in the form of a ‘stick’ (made by Integrum in Sweden) and is making a world of difference […]

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Progress Reports

More operations, and meeting a future King

May 8, 2014by Kate Ames 2 Comments

The year has flown, and I (Kate) have been a bit remiss as I have been blindsided by an academic term that’s almost over. That being said, Matthew has been […]

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Progress Reports, Uncategorized

Bed rest, and finally up onto some ‘interim feet’

February 26, 2014by Kate Ames 6 Comments

Hi there everyone, Apologies for the delay in the update, but for a while there, Matthew’s progress stalled a little as January was spent recovering from surgery after a few setbacks […]

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Progress Reports, Uncategorized

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