Scott

Scott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T5fg9IMxxg A day in the life of Scott In 2022 Scott moved house and has been living independently for the last 3 years. With the help of his Support Workers, and members of the community, he’s built a new life that he loves. I feel happy. I do everything on my own now.  I’m very happy […]

Garth

Garth

On the road again During those first three years, I wasn’t too concerned about not driving. There was so much going on that I didn’t miss it all that much. I had family and Support Workers helping me get to appointments and my wife could drive, of course. It’s funny. I thought I’d miss it […]

Gerry

Gerry

https://youtu.be/Uj-oLbYdnBU?si=56YQIcsBTkjP0rET A farmer’s tale Gerry is a farmer. He spent many years working his 4,000-acre farm in Condobilin with his wife and three sons. In 1975, he was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (MD), but that didn’t stop Gerry. He adapted his farming equipment to continue working on the land he loved for many more years. […]

Angela

Angela

This works for me I was on the Board for 10 years and I enjoyed it. We were just a small organisation then, not many Members, and less than 10 staff. We were very close. Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of changes with more Members and lots of new technologies, and systems. I […]

Rose

Rose

https://youtu.be/w5YvavyOE7s?si=t7WyWiErzLnjWaAQ Rose is the wife of Gerry, a farmer. In 1975, Gerry was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (MD). “It has been a long slow progression with Gerry’s disease. Early on before we discovered self-management, we had strangers coming into our home and it felt like a privacy invasion. Gerry was training hundreds of different people […]

Philip

Philip

When Philip first came home from hospital after having the main part of his tumour removed, we were coming to terms with our new reality. I don’t think he had thought about writing before brain cancer but he’d been given a book written by Dr Chris O’Brien who shared the same diagnosis and this piqued […]

Warwick

Warwick

Member Warwick, although not a boot maker by profession, persevered in adapting his own shoes for many years to help his feet which are both severely impacted by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.   Warwick’s feet both turn severely inward, making it difficult for him to walk and maintain his balance while standing. This disease, with an unusual title, […]

Chris

Chris

Chris discovers the freedom to live an independent life full of passion and purpose   Nothing can stop Chris from taking the path of independence and seizing every moment – not even quadriplegia. At age 19, Chris tragically suffered a diving injury to his neck. This has left Chris in a wheelchair for almost 32 […]

Angelo

Angelo

Attempting to understand the complexities of both the NDIS and a rapidly changing disability is something no one should have to go through. But for Sydney local Angelo, this was reality.    Angelo contracted Paralytic Polio at the age of four. While Paralytic Polio attacks and permanently destroys the majority of the functioning central nervous system, Angelo partially recovered before the disease began to affect him again […]

Milena

Milena

With such little control over the support and care she received, Milena Morrow was in her early 20s before she was able to live a self-directed life.    Fast forward 30 years, and the Chair of Living My Way wants every Australian with a disability to know that they have the power to take the reins and create the life of their choosing.    Born with […]