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A fundraiser for Marg & Rob · New South Wales

Three years without a holiday.

Rob is 71. Every evening after a full shift at work he comes home to cook, clean, and care full-time for his wife Marg, who lives with a traumatic brain injury. They are asking for one thing: a proper break, together.

MargRob
Marg & Rob
Married · Carer and cared for · Australia

“Every book sold brings us closer to the holiday we so desperately need.”

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Rob in his kitchen
In Rob's words

How ice cream
became hope.

Our lives changed dramatically when my wife, Marg, suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury from a major fall down a hillslope. Before that, everything was fine, but now my days are a constant balancing act. After working a full-time shift, my evening role is managing all the chores, cooking, and cleaning, while providing full-time care for her. We haven't had a true holiday in three years.

At 71, this is an incredible challenge, which is why I started delving into the world of ice cream making — to give my wonderful wife something we can truly enjoy together each evening. She fell in love with a special recipe I developed just for her, and becoming a first-generation ice cream maker and recipe developer has become my passion. That is why I started this business. Every book sold brings us closer to the holiday we so desperately need.

Rob
Carer, husband, first-generation ice cream maker
What your donation buys

Not a luxury.
A rest.

I.

Respite care for Marg

Qualified in-home care so Marg is safe and supported while Rob steps away — the single thing that makes any break possible at all.

II.

A week by the coast

Accessible accommodation and travel for two, somewhere quiet and warm, with no chores waiting at the end of the day.

III.

Breathing room at home

Help with the everyday load — cleaning, meals, transport — so the years after the holiday are a little lighter than the three before it.

Another way to help

Buy the book Rob wrote for her.

Rob became a first-generation ice cream maker for one reason: something he and Marg could enjoy together each evening. The book that grew out of it funds the same holiday your donation does.

Visit the book
The Aussie Ripple recipe book
“She fell in love with a special recipe I developed just for her.”
— Rob