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Paraplegic - Leg Up For Housing

  • The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

      1 May 2025
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    Thank you to all who have been following and supporting me. walking in the face of adversity is all about everyone's walk, not just mine. we all have something to give and offer. we all have value and worth that matter and should matter in community, in society. we can all help create change.

    I would like to express my humble gratitude and thank you's to all

    who joined me on Sunday for the Walking In The Face Of Adversity Half Marathon and for those who have supported me along the way and wanting a better housing solution for my son and I.

    We had a massive day, huge challenge. Gathered together were truly beautiful encouraging people, family and friends. I was so humbled and blessed through this walk through adversity. The people that helped inspire my cause, those who knew or didn't know my walk, the faces I greeted, the smiles that radiated through each one of us and reflected on those we passed.

    “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”

    ― Brene Brown

    Will continue to grow through these challenges so I can help pave the way for those after me to have better and brighter futures . We all can make s difference with love, unity, and selfless understanding.

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  • Thank you Everyone and start to 2025

      20 January 2025
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    Hello all, thank you for your contributions and support over the past few months since I started this page. It takes a lot to advocate for someone, let alone myself and I really appreciate those that take the time to read my story, share it and help in some way towards making my life better. Those contributions no matter how big or small have never gone unnoticed, with the efforts I need to make to market myself and provide for my son and I. I have had bills and extra expenses that could not have been paid without your help. It is very hard to try to make this life move forward from this position, on a benefit that does not offer a lot in support. With the current price rises means that your support has helped me get out of this isolation and into a space where I can feel positive.

    I am certainly hoping that this year will be the last in a motel, nearly 4 years has been way too long for my son and I. But even then my life will need to adapt and grow through the changes. Being a paraplegic will always be a part of my life, it requires constant care and love for myself and what I need.Keeping a healthy lifestyle and mind is key to it all,yet all that can change with a health issue or housing and financial problems.

    I will remain devoted to my cause in advocating for disability and those that struggle to have a voice, those that go unheard or silenced because of the poor reality of their situation. Continuing to help create awareness and change in the community, Thank you.

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  • Hospital with Cellulitis

      15 December 2024

    I am home now recovering from my 3rd bout of Cellulitis is 1 year.

    My hospital visit lasted 5 nights and once again felt the effects of nurses not understanding how to care for a paraplegic especially in that environment.

    Before I was admitted vua ambulance, I went down hill really fast, that unwell feeling I get, knowing that something is wrong and it's that usual bacteria attacking me feeling. Because of my immune deficiency, I believe this is what is the result of this imbalance in my intestinal tract and gut. Through taking heavy medication for pain and other trauma related issues, my health has been compromised.

    So I have left hospital with no answers again, I will look this time to find holistic and natural ways to combat this, because Cellulitis especially in my disability has over a 25% mortality rate which isn't good.

    I pray things will get better as life us hard enough without having to deal with these extra issues that make life even more challenging.

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  • Video from last update

      6 December 2024

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  • Dec 1st Update

      1 December 2024
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    Hi everyone on this, the beginning of December.

    As I have not updated for a few weeks, please take time to listen to how things are going. Play it in the background if you do not have time to watch.

    I am in the middle of looking into great proposals going forward but really needed to take the time to ready my own health and well being.

    I wish you all well, heading into this crazy but giving and receiving time, as many are busy winding up the year of work and school, take the time to be grateful and look around for those that may need a helping hand or reach out if you are one that needs one.

    Please continue to support me and my givealittle page and help get the word out, I appreciate that very much.

    With love to all

    Keep Hopeful, Joyful and know you are loved.

    Shane Emeny

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  • Rhythm and Wines Fundraiser

      28 October 2024

    I have been blessed by all the support generated from the past couple months of looking at making a difference in this world through connecting with each other and offering a heartfelt helping hand.

    To all the musicians and everyone that generously donated their time, their house, their gifts and lovely gracious being to make this event happen.

    You opened up my heart by opening up yours with open arms to embrace my journey and showed the connection it takes to make great things happen.

    You all showed your capacity to love, to give more than yourselves and to show support even if we all haven't seen each other in a while.

    You all show me that you care, you have compassion, you are there for me and that I need to reach out to those who are there for me, that this journey does not need to be done alone.

    Everyone that was there yesterday, that came to listen, to share, to rock their dance feet and voices out, you truly have humbled me by your love and generosity. I feel truly blessed and the feeling goes well beyond your donations.

    It helps me know that I'm worth it, that I'm not alone, that if we come together then we can accomplish anything we set out to achieve.

    I am so, so grateful for all you did, it was harmonious, it was soulful, it was touching for a person in my position.

    We are all something special and I hope the fruit of our courage to connect and grow together can bring about change.

    It is in those times that help me see that dreams are possible.

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  • Stuff News Story

      17 October 2024
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    Hi, and thank you for all your love, kindness and generous support.

    My article was published today 17/10/2024 about my housing issues and the reality of the impacts of my injury and the availability of accessible houses in the government or professional sector.

    This is my story and hopefully it can generate more awareness and gain momentum to me buying my own place and helping others out in the process.

    Please visit and follow my Leg Up for Housing initiative to promote awareness around people with disability and financially helping those with health related impairments who struggle to help themselves.

    All it takes is around 60 thousand people to donate $1 a week for 10 weeks.

    It doesn't sound like much does it. $10 to help provide someone a home.

    Yes it's a numbers game and it's about supporting something meaningful.

    A venture that if it goes well, I can develop to help others and work towards everyone helping each other, raising awareness around those in need how find it hard to help themselves.

    To advocate for those in disability, those with impairments, those with health related issues.

    To help try and understand what it's like for people in certain situations. We all know someone struggling.

    https://www.facebook.com/legupforhousing/

    Thank you and much love to you all, we are in this together.

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  • Immunoglobulin testing.

      21 September 2024
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    For over a year now a immunologist from Auckland has been trying to identify why all my immunoglobulin levels are frightfully low.

    These are another word for antibodies Antibodies are proteins that your immune system makes to fight germs, such as viruses and bacteria. Because for over a year I have been having a lot of issues with fighting bacteria leading to sepsis that has put me in the hospital not to mention the issues affecting my bowel, intestinal tract and heavy fatigue to name a few symptoms.

    So they are looking to understand why my IgM, IgG, IgA indrntifiers are alerting this problem. Without telling you all the medical science of it all, the fact is, this is all disruptive to my life because I keep having problems and there has been no answers.

    Now many times these symptoms show certain issues towards autoimmune diseases, kidney disease and the issues that I'm losing proteins that help fight off these certain issues in my body.

    so I don't try and live my life waiting, as my life isn't going to be dictated by what is happening to me. Like my para life, you find ways to adapt, to push through, to utilize the bad days just as much as the good.

    Now often this means resting in-between my days from my son (the hardest thing about broken marriages is now you share your children instead of being in their life everyday). So I rest, to have energy available for him, I am happy to always make sacrifices for him, he deserves that much, he's beautiful. .to be continued...

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  • Week 3 update

      17 September 2024

    Just a quick update to firstly thank those that have generously donated, left words of faith, encouragement and love. The support warms my heart beyond anything that money or pain killers can provide. Where money isn't enough, there is the opportunity for the abundance of kindness, gratitude, hope and love.

    I am on the good side of my bladder infection and finally feeling like days are getting better. The hope now is for my energy levels to get up so I can enjoy the journey my son and I make this weekend to Ashurst for his football tournament. Every 2 days I wake up at 5am (or earlier if the night doesn't go well) to do my bowel regime.There are aspects of my life that I have to take a lot of care with, to be disciplined in looking after myself, to research, inform and be strong in my walk through different approaches in medical science, care, spinal cord injury understanding and all round being the wheelchair guy about town.

    This recent health issue just takes it out of me, I really have to keep my spirit and mental health in a good place, because life doesn't stop and I need energy to continue all my transfers from chair to bed, to commode, to car, and anyting else that my day demands.

    Fatigue is exhausting, pain escalates with more drugs in my system and the discomfort that's sometimes like someone torturing me.

    The main thing is to stay out of hospital l, to act early and prevent further issues. That way I can not let it impact all the loves in my life, my son.

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  • In hospital on the weekend

      7 September 2024
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    I'm currently in hospital with a urinary tract infection(UTI), when I start wetting myself and the bed and bladder starts convulsing then it's not great. So off to hospital myself because if I leave it then I'll be arriving in an ambulance with a temperature and it's more dangerous. I experience 1 or 2 a year and they are always out of the blue.

    I also have immunoglobulin issues which are low and have compromised my immune system which is still being looked into. But it's things that can only be treated but never fully healed from, meaning heavy fatigue, health problems and pain. I don't know what that road looks like but I'm prepared with a good outlook and know I'm blessed for the life I get to live. I just want to be the best I can to provide the best life for my son. I pray for all these people in here as they all have different issues yet we are all human, we all community, we should all care. Lots of love and blessings to you all.

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