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with old friends. She is also part of a local committee that advocates for disability rights in Wagga Wagga.
“We want our streets to become more disability friendly,” she said.
“I was on the board for the Disability Advocacy Network for many years in Sydney. Now I am part of a new committee in Wagga which is aiming for smaller wins.”
Jean met her husband, Bill, while living in Sydney in the 1960s. A country girl at heart, she brought Bill back home after they saved their money for a few years.
When their son Andrew was ve, Bill went to ght in the Korean War. The day he left was the last they saw him.
Jean continues to live in their family home with Andrew.
“I couldn’t imagine life without my son. Now I am using a wheelchair full time, he helps me every day with the little tasks that I am no longer able to manage by myself.”
Offering some additional support at home, Just Better Care Murrumbidgee Lachlan Support Professionals assist with day-to-day tasks.
“The girls from Just Better Care have become part of the family. They are so friendly and really brighten up my day,” she said.
“I turned 80 last year; I am not quite sure how I have made it this far!” “I’ve done an awful lot of things
in my life, despite or because of my disability. I tried writing a memoir a few years ago, to remember my life
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and leave a legacy behind. But I could never nd the right words. I guess you could say I am a perfectionist.”
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