Matthew Ames, the inspirational Brisbane Dad who lost all four limbs after contracting streptococcal, is lining up for a five kilometre Brisbane charity run.

That shouldn’t surprise too many people. The story of Matthew, his wife Diane and their four young children - who at one stage said goodbye to their Dad as he lay struggling to survive - has captured the hearts of Australians from Paradise Point to Perth.

Limbless Brisbane man Matthew Ames is preparing to highlight the plight of the Amputees and Families Support Group Queensland. Credit:renovatingmatthew.com

But it’s the reason he’s planning to “roll’’ - his word not mine - the five kilometre route that should stop us in our tracks.

It’s to raise money for the Amputees and Families Support Group Queensland (AFSGQ), which have been told it is about to lose all state Government funding.