Andrew – making brave decisions

“When we’ve had to be brave, Andrew is the one who is brave first.”

This video celebrates daily decision making. It shows how a person with disability makes every day financial decisions with support from a family member.

Video transcript: 

My name is Andrew Bryson. I am 40 years old. I live at Dolphin Cove Penrith. A home.

[shows us his room and DVDs)

All the movies I’ve got. Andrew’s life story. At home, I have my own room. I like Kylie Minogue. My favourite and myself. I got to meet her. I like the football team Canberra Raiders.

[Toothbrush]

“No, I brought that all myself”

At work

“Morning”

Spencer
Hi Andrew

Andrew
Hi Spencer

Andrew
I work at Afford. I work Monday to Thursday. Friday is my day off. My sister Nicole helps me manage my money.

Nicole
How much you want to get out? 150?

Andrew

Yeah

Nicole:

OK, so let’s do a transfer. Are you happy with that?

Andrew

Yep

Nicole:
OK, so there’s your spending. You’ve got $152. Shall we do it?

Andrew
Yeah. Oh my God.

Nicole
How we going to spend it?

Andrew:

Yes

Nicole

On you?

Nicole

Andrew is my big brother. Andrew’s one year older than me less five days. We had a really rough childhood and our mum died young. And, you know, things weren’t always that easy for us. But Andrew is the big brave one. When we’ve had to be brave, Andrew is the one who is brave first. [sniffs]

Andrew
You right?

Nicole

Yeah. But it’s always you who makes the brave decision first. And it’s not just the hard decisions. Like, it’s not just getting through things. We have the funnest relationship. And Andrew treats me like the most bossy little sister, which I am, but you let me do my bossy stuff and you just sass me until I start behaving.

Andrew
I take photos on my phone and post to Facebook.

Nicole
You like that one?

Andrew

Yeah.

Nicole
You think its Facebook-worthy? Tada.

Andrew
Ah, perfect!

[Music]