This morning most of you probably woke up and got out of bed, jumped in the shower, dressed yourself, then walked to your local bus stop to get into work or maybe strolled to a cafe to grab a coffee. On the weekend I met a group of people for whom this is the equivalent of a trip to the moon, or running through a field of sunflowers chasing the love of their life - in short, getting out of bed and dressing themselves would be the sweetest experience they could dream of and, sadly, it’s one which most of them will never have. It’s a cliché that if you think you have problems, you should visit a children’s cancer ward and the main issue I have with this mindset is it seems a case of “thank god it’s not me”, like people with disabilities exist just to remind us how fortunate we are. Tim’s life changed forever one night on a wet road leading into Maitland, as did his new mate Marshall’s, when his car smashed into a pole and also left him unable to walk or talk and without a sense of smell. read more

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