One does not simply go to a conference

 I was very pleased to attend the Australian Disability Service Conference on the Gold Coast yesterday. It was an incredible collection of amazing human beings working to make life better for people with disability.

10 years in credit

 

3654 consecutive days alive!

Aspire Awards

Exciting times in the Robertson family!

My Supports

 This is how I function on any given day, 

Music is the best Medicine

 As a teen, I was lucky enough to meet and work with an amazing music teacher. He changed my life.

Internalised Ableism

This is an image which was recently posted on social media by a friend and it struck me like a cold bucket of water.

Life - In Nine Parts - Part One

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give. 

William Arthur Ward

CCP Saves Lives

In 2003 I was diagnosed with an ‘inoperable’ brain tumour. It was a devastating blow to our family. We had 4 small children, the youngest was 5 years old.

Your Questions Answered

If these answers need further clarification please feel free to ask more!

Forgiveness and Understanding and Medical Specialists

April 4th 2019 marked 16 years since my initial brain tumour diagnosis. April 4th 2019 was also the day we had a Neuro-oncologist come and speak to our brain tumour support group about Gamma Knife™. It brought a lot of clarity for me in ways I had not expected.

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

I have been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

Words

They tumble through the fog like ninjas in a movie.

Adam and Amanda

Meet my beautiful friend Adam

Meet the Pied Piper of ukulele students

Adam was a wonderful artist, musician, father and friend. We had a shared experience of living with brain tumour and then the fallout of the new normal of the post op world. It is a struggle for all of us at some level, some of us struggle more than others and experience more numerous or more intense post op deficits.