I was fortunate enough to read this story from the Weekend Australian magazine after coming home from a long day at work. I was ‘burping’ my little boy (who is only 4.5 weeks old) in between paying my eldest (a 3.5 year old) somewhat incoherent spurts of parental attention - whilst my wife put the finishing touches on the evening’s meal.
The newborn had the expected disruptive effect on our normally smooth household routine and I had wondered over the preceding few days, “when will it get back to normal again?”
Suffice to say, after reading this story I am feeling appropriately sheepish.
Jackson is a young man with an intellectual disability, however with the help of his family he is the sole employee of JACKmail - a Canberra-based courier service that provides a post office pickup and delivery service.
I don’t want to dilute this great story - still evolving as Sally, Jack’s mum continues her efforts to ensure a full life for him.
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G’day,
I’m Tim - Jackson’s brother and the techo behind http://jacksonwest.org.
Thanks very much for the kind words; it’s nice to hear that people actually
read the site and the more publicity we get the better.
On your kids and family - I’m sure mum would agree that all us kids were
trouble enough at times - and Jacko’s a really nice chap most of the time.
Cheers,
-Tim West