Giving his time to John was an easy task for Robert Murphy, a local tradesman, when he heard of John’s callout for some help to do some work on his property.
Living with MS and with a steep backyard to manage, John was on the hunt for a contractor to make his back garden accessible for him, but instead Rob answered his call and offered to do it for free.
“John’s had a life, helping his community and I just wanted to make sure he could enjoy his life,” Rob explained.
Once he confirmed what John needed, Rob turned to Facebook to ask for some muscle to help with the work.
Inundated with support, Rob was careful.
“It was overwhelming support, but I didn’t want to rock up to John’s with an army. It’s daunting to ask for help and I didn’t want to embarrass him,” Rob said.
So last weekend, with the capable help of Warren from Fencing Whitsundays, and Pete, a retired accountant, the trio got to work on John’s backyard, installing sleepers, building a retaining wall, constructing drainage, and beginning to backfill segments of the garden.
“John’s a good person and it really filled our cups to help him like that.”
John treated the trio to a pizza lunch, and they all finished the day off with a cold beer at the pub.
“The support from the community that we received was amazing. I couldn’t keep up with the comments of people wanting to help out,” Rob said.
“It was amazing and thank you Waz and Pete.”
Warren, Peter and Rob, helping John enjoy his back garden. Photo supplied
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