Kane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEBynse2kMM Recovery has been absolutely amazing. No one that falls straight three and a half stories onto their head recovers as quick as I have.The biggest change since my accident is I have a different perspective on life. I appreciate life way more now, and I don’t take life for granted as much I did […]
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 […]
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. […]
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
Angelo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfukMeyB3y0 A way out of this joint When you lose your mobility, it preys on you that you’ll lose respect and dignity too. I’d always been an out and about bloke, a leader at work and amongst my friends. I’d be there for them and then get up, give them a hug and walk myself […]
Milena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXUKcb7El-g Mark Turley, CEO, Living My Way Milena’s leadership and passion for Living My Way started over three decades ago. Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, she was one of our founding Members and also the Chair of the Living My Way Board. Milena was also one of the lucky few to receive a Self-Managed Home […]
Warwick
My wife, Lynn, and I are a public speaking team. We enjoy nothing more than travelling to new communities to share our experience and knowledge with church communities. We love our adventures together but I’ve had Charcot-MarieTooth disease for many years. My feet are twisted inward which creates quite a few challenges for walking and […]
