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A new arm, and a new chapter…

November 12, 2012by Kate Ames 5 Comments

Words can’t describe how excited we all are, because Matthew received his first prosthetic today – his arm. Di says Christmas has come early, and the grin on Matt’s face […]

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Progress Report: 7 November 2012

November 9, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

E-mail from Rachel, 7 November 2012: Hi all, Well we are still in waiting for the arms and legs, but as you can see below, the process is well underway. […]

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Cupcakes

November 9, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

Thanks to Sandra Schulte, Matthew’s much-loved PA, who let us know about a cupcake sale held in mid-October in support of Matt that took off: “What started as a suggestion […]

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Progress Report: 24 October 2012

November 9, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

E-mail from Rachel on 24 October, 2012: Hi there all, Another 10 days have passed and Matthew’s schedule has been full.  I was chatting to Matthew today and asked if […]

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Origin’s Efforts to Support Matthew

October 22, 2012by Kate Ames 1 Comment

This is the e-mail that was sent to Origin employees on 24 September 2012: On the 15th of June 2012, our valued colleague and friend Matthew Ames was struck down […]

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Contact from Josh Vander Vies

October 22, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

Josh Vander Vies is a Canadian paralympic athlete Diane contacted after we found him on the internet. Here’s his reply to Di’s e-mail. We were really touched that he responded: […]

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Progress Report – 15 October 2012

October 22, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

E-mail from Rachel, Monday 15 October, 9.38 pm: Good evening every one, Another 10 days in the journey since we last updated everyone. I rang Matthew this afternoon to check […]

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Progress Report – 2 October 2012

October 22, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

Once again, running late with a few of these, but am catching up! E-mail from Rachel on Tuesday, 2 October 2012: Hi everyone, My family and the kids ran away […]

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Progress Report – 25 September 2012

September 25, 2012by Kate Ames Leave a comment

Clearly it’s the school holidays, and we girls have a little more time on our hands than usual, so it’s the second report in a couple of days, courtesy of […]

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The journey to the top of the stairs…

September 24, 2012by Kate Ames 1 Comment

Matthew set himself the goal of getting to the top of the stairs. We didn’t know how he was going to do it, but by the end of the week, […]

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