Disability advocacy services provide much needed assistance to people with disabilities and families to navigate the complex web of the NDIS and fight for their rights. There are a multitude of advocacy providers in NSW and Australia who provide an invaluable voice. The NSW state government provides funding for these Advocacy providers, but … More Stand By Me
On a stretch of the mighty Volga river lies the city of Volgograd (formally Stalingrad), an industrial city located in the South-West region of Russia. It is also the city known for one of the bloodiest Battles in World War Two. 75 years after the battle ended, bodies are still getting exhumed from the site … More The Battle of Stalingrad
What if someone told you that you couldn’t sit in the front passenger seat next to your wife/husband/partner on car trips? You’d say it was crazy or someone was having a joke with you!!! Unfortunately for me this was reality and a decision handed down to me by the NDIS….. The National Disability Insurance Scheme … More The NDIS
They say that love at first sight exists…..well that’s not what happened with us. But from very early on we both had a deep connection and knew we were meant to be together. Of course having children was meant to be a bit further down the timeline but that plan was obviously changed haha. Our … More 2017 – Part 2
Everyone who knows me knows my love for Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. My year began with a bang! Following him for most of his Australian/New Zealand tour, (I attended 7 of his 13 tour dates) my final show in Auckland culminated in a meet and great with the man himself. Mum managed to pull many … More 2017 – Part 1
I wake up in my bed sometime in the early morning. The sun is creeping through the shutters. I sit up with bleary eyes and my head feels like its being smashed with a hammer. Once again I’d woken up from a night of blackout drunkenness and barely a memory of anything. This scenario has … More Blurry Nights and Wasted Days
On Friday 20/03 I gave a motivational speech at Nowra High on Friday for anti-bullying day. The topic was Strength and Resilience. I had done my first speech last year in-front of about 30-40 people. This time it was in-front of nearly 1000 people. Despite my nerves I was able to talk to everyone about my disability, … More High School Talk About My Disability
I’ve been listening to a fantastic song lately called “Skin” by Sixx:A.M. The band was created by the Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. The lyrics really resonated with me and would with many people who feel that they are different or feel they don’t fit in. The first lines: “Paint yourself a picture of what you wished you looked … More You are not Your Skin!!!
Last week was the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp by the Red Army in January 1945. It was one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. An estimated 6 million souls rounded up and gassed to death. Remaining survivors of the holocaust visited the former concentration camp site with families to … More The horrors of Auschwitz
I was in Brisbane a couple of weekends ago. The trip bought back fond memories of the last time I was there in February….for The Boss Most people are well aware of my slight obsession with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band…if you could call it slight ;). I have followed him up and … More These two lanes will take us….to Brisbane
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