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- Australian Adult Stem Cell Foundation
- Heath's Facebook Group
- i know someone with a spinal cord injury
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Parking Frustrations?
- Project Walk Spinal Cord Injury Center
- Signatures for Spinal Cord Research
- Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
- Spinal Cord Injuries Suck
- Spinal Cord Injury Awareness
- Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
- The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation
- Walk Again: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Program
- Walk On
- Walkoncemore – THE chronic spinal cord injury cure research charity
Interesting Reading
- Adult Stem Cell Foundation
- Apparelyzed
- Australian Stem Cell Centre
- Brain&Spinal Cord.org
- Embryonic Vs Adult Stem-Cells
- Feldenkrais client testimonials
- Feldenkrais science testimonials
- Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure
- Stem-Cell Research Facts
Links
- Ability Production
- CareCure Community
- Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
- Spinal Injuries Association
- SPINALpedia
My SCI Friends
Treatment Facilities
- International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute, USA
- NeuroXcel, USA
- Nu-Tech Mediworld, India
- Project Walk, USA
- SCI-FIT USA
- The X-Cell Center, Germany
- Walk On, Australia
Congratulations on the launch mate, site is looking great.
This is awesome! I am so pround of you!!! Also the prints are beautiful, I hope everyone snaps one up before all editions are gone. Love you all very much xo
Sensational! I am so proud of you, more than you’ll ever know. Love you babe!!!!!!
Hi Mate, this is fantastic. Rhys’ photo’s are also amazing!! Hope all is going well xo Take care
Congratulations mate on a brilliant website. You have done an amazing job. Keep up the great work and I hope you find a cure in the near future. xoxo
hey heath this blog is antastic…well done.. good luck with everything and we will all have our fingers and toes crossd for you. you really are an unbelievable person…..luke and lauren.
yo heath! terry here just thought id say a quick hello on here, looks like your site is goin well! good luck with everything!
Hi Heath, This aite looks really good! Great work. Patti and I will see you next month for Izzi’s birthday. Hope you receive lots of comments.
Hey Heathy hadnt realised that you had set up an aite as well as a site so guess I had better congratulate you on that one as well. Is looking great! Cant wait to hear about Holbrook’s got talent, love you guys xoxo
hi Heath, im Daniel from Tassie. I also was involved in a truck accident in January this year. my situation was similar to yours as i was flown to the austin hospital and spent 2 weeks in intensive care then another 3 week in the spinal unit before i was also tranfered to the royal talbot for the next 3 1/2 months. i was classed as a c4-c3 injury. i was then told by a certain dr. at the talbot that i possibly will never walk again and will have no use of my left arm from the shoulder down and there is nothing they can do. 3 months later, im walking about and next month im back to melb for an operation on my left arm. While i was in the Talbot, the nurses told me there was another truck driver also at the Talbot, and they would introduce us once i was up and about. But,Getting up and about took a litte longer than expected and you were lucky enough to be sent home before i achieved that. Good luck with it all.
Heath! great stuff, will really help us all to stay in close contact as we beat this condition.
all the best.
Hey Heath, good work on the site! Looks fantastic – and the best of luck man. Thinking of you guys; hopefully be in touch soon. Love Reuben
Hi Heath, you have a great way of explaining the treatments and procedures. Very easy to understand. Keep up the fantastic work! Love Rowena. x
Hi Heath, congratulations on the fantastic site. Well done, good luck with rehab and keep up the good work on your website. you really are an inspiration to all of us.
Your such a strong person and a great bloke, all the best! The site looks good man, you’ll get there!!
Gday Heath, well what a top weekend! So good to finally catch up with you however short it was. Stay on the path you couldnt have a better team! Its a shame we havnt met sooner. Hey by the way, that brother of yours took some serious warming images in WA! All the best, chat soon, Tod
Hello Heath,
My name is Karly, I was the Assistant Photographer at Rhys and Meredith’s wedding. After meeting you I was truly inspired by your courage and after reading your story I am completely amazed. Life altering moments can happen for better or for worse – Mine came when I was 11 with Type One Diabetes. The mind boggles when one considers what can be achieved through stem-cell research, fingers crossed it is all successful. Keep up the good work Rhys – Your photography is simply outstanding.
All the best! – Karly
Hi dude , I´m your friend from Slovakia – Jonatan , your site looking great !
hey heath,
fingers crossed with everything that you are going through. i think of you daily and wonder how you are going. should try and catch up soon
vanessa
Hey doodle, ur a better man than me and I am proud to be ur mate. I take my hat off to ya for everything you have been through and are going through because you havent changed a bit and still keep a smile on ur face and find the time to make me laugh. I love ya and will always be here for you mate.
Ethan
Hi Heath,
I ran across your site via the EasyStand Facebook page. My name is Jackie and I work for EasyStand. Are you using a stander? Well I just wanted to say hello, and keep up the great work. Very nice website!
Hey Heath,Paget here, friend of Sandy’s and little Jas’ dad. Have watched your blog since the beginning, great idea and very well done. Your story is incredible and you are an inspiration. The blog above by Daniel White is pretty cool too, cool because he followed up and even cooler because he’s walking. Just shows, you can and will do it and don’t listen to anyone that says otherwise. I reckon the scientists are getting closer and closer to finding improvements , if not cures, in this area. So keep at it mate,I reckon you will be up and about one day.Cheers,Paget
Heya buddy, site is a treat to others, you have done sooo well!! I live around the rocky area and remember ur crash very well and yes u r extremely lucky to survive!! keep up the amazing work from all of us in CQ..
hi heath and family came across your details on transhelp site you are amazing, and obviously have a lot of love and support from your wife. your situation is one we all hope we wont have to deal with but as you say can happen in a split second all the best with your future treatment hope all goes well. best wishes michelle,gazz & tyson
hi mate. you dont know me and i dont know you. but i know your brother rhys. and i can only trymy best to understand what you and your family are going through.
i wish you all the best mate. i know sometimes hope might not feel like much, but whilst its there sometimes it can be the thing that keeps you there too.
good luck with everything.
Hello Heath, Candice and Isabella. Your strength, resolve and courage is inspirational…..all credit to you’s.
I read what you’ve new bro!
Super!! I miss you!
hi buddy hope all is well great that u have set up this sight to tell your story. all the best on ur road to recovering. thinking of u and ur family
Hey its jeb here, i have been reading your story and i know its hard but i also belieave in you, i wish all the best to you and the family. Hope everything works out.
From Jeb,Kathy,Mick,Tyson and harley
Ha Heath you have done such a wonderful job on this blog. It is so great to hear what you are up to and your strength and courage. Thinking of you.
all the best heath. kate and gruns
Hi Heath, the site is fantastic!
hay there heath so good to see this blog of you’res loven it…
all the best and my wishes r with you on you’re full recovery.
Hey Heath, Candy n Izzy! Its been such a long time since ive seen u all but often think of u guys n follow ur blogs n FB pages! U r all so very strong n u r truly an inspiration Heath! I fully believe u will not give up until ur up n walking again! Best of luck, and hope u r all doing well! Love always, Kirby and Shane! xxx
What an inspiration you are Heath. So good to see you determined to get better and see that there is hope! Wishing you all the very best in your recovery.
Melissa,
Sydney NSW
hi mate, how come im not an SCI friend : (
nah just kiddin, good site mate.
keep chuggin along with us.
catch bro
dan
Hi Heath, well done on the site and on getting the word out about your condition, research and treatments out there. You’re an inspiration and no matter what, you are doing what you can to make the best of your life and situation. All the best in the future to you and your family.
hello lover oxox
love thy neighbour
thats not Glenn !!
Hey Heath – site looks great – thinking of you lots
hi Heath, saw your site details on facebook. What a great attitude you have, keep being positive and I’m sure good things will come.
hey mate,
xheers mel.
you seriously amaze me everyday. you are one of the nicest and kindest people i know, and i am so proud and lucky to have you as a mate. You inspire me every single day, no matter what happens your always there, and you mean the world to loads of people.
hugs to all the family mate. xo
hey heathy,
this site is awesome. your a legend . see you soon
keep battling mate, i believe a positive mental attitude aides healing.
Good site possitive Vibe Good Luck
Just dropped in to say hello and wish you all the best…
Positive brings Positive….
Hi – Met your brother Rhys through twitter and flickr – so sorry all you’ve been through but you’ve got a great outlook and that will help you always! I have a friend named Kali – she’s an amazing young woman, was injured in a diving accident and is working toward recovering her mobility – her page is here http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kalipung – she’s a real inspiration. Best wishes to you and your family,
Karol Franks
Pasadena, California USA
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jennafranks
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Hi there – heard about your site thru Rhys’ tweet – nice work! Best of luck with it all. Lou
What matters most is that you are alive and with your loved ones. Wishing you strength and continued passion for life.
Royersford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hi. Found your site through Trans-Help. You are at the beginning of a journey that will take you to many and varied places in your mind, feelings and body. My accident was in 1971 with a C4,5,6 crush. Life has been good as a quad with lots of rewards. All the best.
keep going heath!!!!!
Hey Heath,
Thanks for being a great part of the SCIA and Walk On Pages. Thought I’d check your page out too. Great stuff! Keep up the good work…
God bless you son. Although I was saddened to learn of your condition, I see you as some what as s an ambassador and a ray of hope for those that suffer similar conditions.
Keep shining son.
Gleno Robinson.
Elite Cranes.
you are an inspiration to us all my hubbie and brother father and mother are drivers and your story has hit home what you have been though is tragic but on a brighter note you are bloody awersome mate keep smiling and keeping the dream alive
awesome stuff mate, ure an inspiration
i think it great u r raing the inspiration in others ,,my father is a paraplegic an did own/drive interstate general freight for a long time an he always had his wife with him an me when holidays were on to help with load unload etc so i think the more who hear an understand about spinal injuries an what can b acheived even though u r in a chair is great
You are such a brave and insperational young man.As for your wife she stands as an insperation to Love. May all the good things left in this world go to you and yours.
Kerri