Harrison Frear has faced tests many of us never will.
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Close to 18 months ago, he was involved in a car crash. The list of injuries from it was huge and included severe damage to Mr Frear's spine.
But when you chat to him, you wouldn't know he'd gone through such a "rough situation" - as he himself puts it.
And a big part of that happiness comes from Mr Frear's new passion.
"I feel like I'm a lot - even now - I'm happier," he said.
"Even though what's happened, it's a rough situation, but I think healthy body, healthy mind.
"Everything I put in my mouth I measure and everything like that. I have a snack every now and then that isn't good for me or a cheat meal and I just feel rubbish afterwards."
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Mr Frear said his passion came from weight gain early in his recovery from the accident.
"I had my accident and started putting on a bit of weight. It's, sort of, a lot easier to now I'm in the chair and not moving my legs all the time," he said.
Mr Frear is now working towards turning his passion for nutrition into a career.
"I enjoy it, so why not make something of it," he said.
And, with the help of the Adams family, he's a step closer to that goal.
The Michael Adams Memorial Golf Day was held at the Longyard Golf Course earlier this month and raised close to $8000. Half went to the Melanoma Institute and the other half, $3785, went to Mr Frear.
![Harrison Frear said it was "very overwhelming, the support out there [at the golf day] and it was a great day in honour of Mick".](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/JJAXMCtTuAnFPeUKCfF8jc/db62bec2-e7df-4d76-8097-2808691d400a.JPG/r0_120_6000_4000_w576_h298_fmax.webp "Harrison Frear said it was \"very overwhelming, the support out there [at the golf day] and it was a great day in honour of Mick\".")
The plan is to put some of the money toward study and some toward a lift to help Mr Frear get into larger excavators for his casual job.
Mr Frear said the support was "overwhelming" while his father Phil said there was only one way to describe it.
"It's absolutely sensational - the generosity of people," Phil said.
"For Chris [Adams], Amy [Adams], Kenny Muller and a whole heap of people to organise things to auction, raffle and put in a massive amount of work - we're eternally grateful."
Amy Adams, daughter of Michael, put the praise on the people who attended the memorial day.
"I still can't believe it. I'm blown away by the generosity," she said.
"To raise that amount of money for Harrison and the Melanoma Institute is incredible."
Ms Adams also said Ken Muller played a huge role in making the day being an amazing one.
"He did a lot. Organised it, reached out to people and, pretty much, if it wasn't for Kenny the whole day wouldn't have been as successful," she said.
"I am, and I know Phil and the family are so grateful to Kenny."
The memorial golf day alternates each year and will be held at the Tamworth Golf Club in 2021.
