As we speak Walter is having a procedure to cauterize bleeding blood vessels in his lungs. He will still be an important part of the trip but the Doctors have said that if he goes to remote location (such as the Tjoritja/West MacDonnell Ranges) he runs the very real risk of having a major bleed, which will put his life at risk.
Obviously he doesn't want to take undue risk so will be our ground support from Tasmania - updating our blog (we will have a satellite phone to write the blog and send it to him to publish), answering our questions about everything from weather to sponsor commitments.
I guess that is the reality of disability - that you can never be sure what the next moment will bring. Of course this is true for all of humanity - but is brought into sharp focus with many disabilities.
You just concentrate on getting well Wally.
We are all thinking of you.
Team Adaptive xxx
