patient choice

My new role: an announcement

My new role: an announcement

How would you feel if someone told you your life was ordinary? Would you feel privileged? No? ... You should. As we recognise the 2019 International Day of People with Disability, I’m proud to announce that I have taken on a new role seeking to find an “outside-the-box” solution for the physical disability affecting children with cerebral palsy. My hope is that they will be able to experience something many of us take for granted: the opportunity for ordinary.

Microtia Conference in Brisbane

Microtia Conference in Brisbane

The annual Brisbane Microtia & Atresia conference was once again an impressive event offering important information and support to Australian families. I’ve summarised a few of the common questions families asked me regarding having ear reconstruction in Australia if they choose to go down that path.

I want to be in control

I want to be in control

Nina Remollino is a brave woman, not only because of the surgery choices she made for herself, but because she also chose to share her story. It is her hope, as it is mine, that this will help other women to feel more comfortable expressing their own wishes for their bodies to their doctors.