I Made A Promise speaks of the empowering spirit of these remarkable Australians, and through their stories, seeks to inspire others to make their own personal promise, and mark the course of their lives.

Avril’s enlightening story forms the concluding message in the final chapter entitled, “Unexpected Wisdom”, and her closing words quoted from Martin Luther King provide a most fitting end to this inspiring book – “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”.