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Is the struggle worth it?

When I was a boy I loved getting my Hot Wheels cars and pushing them along the ground. Watching as they crashed into each other or got under mum and dad’s feet as I flung them across the kitchen floor.  I loved assembling the long tracks, clamping one end to the dining room table and watching as they whizzed down to the bottom, just in time for me to collect them and take them up to the top again.

Daniel loves his hot wheels cars; he has over 400 of them.

He got them out one day and I watched him as he tried to push one of them across the carpet, desperately attempting to enjoy the same feeling that I had when I was a little boy.

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Teachers Aide Funding for Children with a Disability

You may have seen our very public fight with the government through the media during the first 6 months of 2010 as Penny and I have pursued funding for a teacher’s aide for Daniel while he attends our local high school. Unfortunately this public battle is only as a result of 3 years of being ignored by the government and politicians while we have written letters and attended meetings with no result. (For the whole history click here)

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Never Say Never (Part 2)

My original blog on Never say Never attracted a lot of hits (thousands) and spurred a number of comments. I am pleased to say that the last two weeks for us have raised the bar even higher and got us shaking our heads in bewilderment. I watched as my wheelchair bound son ride a surfboard …

(I have to pause and re-read that sentence again as, even now, there is still a level of disbelief!)

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The struggle between heart, mind and body

We spoke with Daniel the other day about what subjects he would like to elect for next year at school.  Daniel is in High School now and is in the process of selecting what subjects he would like to study for next year (Year 9).

The school has been amazingly supportive of everything that Daniel has tried his hands at, and although Daniel throws himself at everything with reckless abandon, there is always varying degrees of success.

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