Massive milestone on Scott’s horizon
TRY not smiling when Scott Tiran is around.
Go on, I dare you. Happy to wait, but trust me on this, it’s impossible.
This 22-year-old man simply exudes joie de vivre; a love of life so genuine and uplifting that it sweeps everyone else along with it.
And now the NDIS has given Scott one more reason to be happy — as though he ever really needed one.
Scott was one of the first participants to receive an NDIS package when the scheme rolled out in the Toowoomba region a year ago.
The funding he receives is aimed at helping him to live independently — in a house with mates.
“It’s a dream that is now visible on the horizon,” Scott’s mum Michelle Weston said.
“It makes me feel so happy to believe that this could happen for him. The NDIS has already been life-changing, not just for Scott but for the whole family.
“It has been just perfect for us, and I’m blown away by what has been achieved.”
Since graduating from Centenary Heights State High School, Scott has worked as a volunteer for St Vincent’s Hospital, and is now employed as a work skills trainee on CPL’s Mylestones Solutions Garden Crew.
He is undertaking a Certificate 1 in Conservation and Land Management — and was runner-up in the Trainee of the Year award in 2017 — does all the gardening around his parent’s home, and brings a smile to everyone around him every single day.
“Scott is an absolute joy,” Michelle said.
“He is never in a bad mood. “With the help of his NDIS funding, he has been able to start using transport systems on his own, iron his own shirt and make his own lunch every day, and he recently paid for a tennis lesson from his own pocket.
“He is so proud to be a contributing member of society, and we are just so delighted for him.”
Perhaps what Scott gets most enjoyment from, however, is time spent with his support worker Anthony at the PCYC sports program each Saturday.
“I like playing basketball, soccer and tennis – I like all of them the best,” Scott said.
“Anthony comes with me now, and he is a great cheerleader. He is my friend.
“We love singing together too. Sometimes we sing the songs on the radio. Sometimes we make up songs about each other.”