Cameron Gill

Scanned

In the basement of St Vincent’s is a white room lit with fluorescent lighting. It gives the feeling of being…

The Joy in Now

It’s a familiar ritual. The same morning routine making sure I have the required documents, heading to the same hospital,…

Cameron's Journey

The wait

“Will the defendant please rise.” I rock forward slowly and look around. Nervously I stand, open and vulnerable. “Foreman, have…

Cameron's Journey

Cancer and other C words: Part 2 – Choice

Introduction A faded, yellow post-it note, marked with his distinctive scrawl, is stuck to a page in one of Cameron’s diaries.…

Cameron's Journey

Dear Marvel

Dear Marvel…. What’s Wrong with this Picture? No super powers! As a kid I was taught to believe that radiation…

Cameron's Legacy

Lists

12 September 2016 Things to take to hospital Laptop Laptop cable Lily's rock Violet's crane Toothbrush and toothpaste Razor Clippers …

Cameron's Journey

December 2016 Chemo Update

Quick video to update you on where things are at!https://youtu.be/fGTo0eB5xNc Want to learn more about Cameron Gill's journey, his legacy,…

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Sorry

On the suffering of others (Part 5 of 5). The part of dying that Cam struggled with most was that…

Cameron's Legacy

Tokens, tarps and painty jeans

Sunny September, early spring. Halloween prep is in full swing. Cut grass, eucalypts, wattle in the air. I’ll pull up…

Cameron's Journey

An opportunity to live

Some people, when faced with death, run scared, ignore it, do whatever they can to not think about it. When…

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Looking to the left

In the beginnings of Paragon, we had a strict format for lining up and bowing at the start of class. …

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Unfinished symphonies

An introduction to Teresa's Eulogy. After Cameron's funeral celebrations, many people asked us for copies of our eulogies. This post…

Cameron's Legacy

A Legacy That Holds My Son’s Hand

Lucas is four now. He never knew Cameron. But Cameron is helping shape the kind of person Lucas is becoming…

Legacy Projects

We Create Superheroes (ParagonInc)

"We Create Superheroes." This is the tagline of Cameron's Superhero school, ParagonInc. Cameron started Paragon Martial Arts when he was just…

Cameron's Legacy

What Would Cameron Do?

The Evolution of LegacyWhat would Cameron do? Five years on, this thought still guides us.In the months before Cameron died there…

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Why Handstands

Scrolling through my social media and messages, there are a lot of photos of handstands. There are photos, not just…

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I am not special

On impact, inspiration and greatness (Part 1 of 5). There is one theme that featured heavily in the tributes we…

Legacy Projects

Be Kind. Plant Trees.

When we talked to Cameron about ways that people might like to honour his memory after he was gone, he…