28/03/2024
I want to extend another huge thank you to everyone who has donated to the Cancer Council this month and for showing your support to Hank and I.
With an original goal of wanting to raise $500 and walk 50km in memory of mum as she never got to celebrate turning 50 and also in honour of grandma and all her hard work for the CC. I am proud to state we have raised $2412 so far and yesterday surpassed 100km for the month, choosing to visit a special place for the occasion 💕
So thank you again to Darren Stewart, Judy Wilkinson, Alannah Moore, Tiarni Cook, Leah Mansell, Carolyn & Tim Widdison, Sandra & Jeff Pearson, Julie Killick, Chloe McDiarmid, Sandra & Dennis Gray, Tom Stokker, Andrew Gray, Joan Coutts, Kayla Gray, Jayden Hoffmeister, Molly Griffin, Christine & Trevor Brant, Tarpeena Ladies Cancer Support Group, Brenda Dunn, Ellen Dycer, Carolyn Dowling, Trudy & David Fiebig, Adam Knightly, Julie Ridge, Gemma O’Connor, Luke McLaughlin, Stevie Judd and my anonymous donor for your generosity 💙🤍💛
Walking this month ensured lots of time to think about why I registered. I want to play a part in hope that one day an individual or family doesn’t have to live with cancer directly or indirectly effecting them. Choosing to plan extra time in your day to exercise isn’t hard. Walking 100km a month isn’t hard but hearing the words you or your loved one has cancer is.
Operations and treatments are hard. Having to stay hundreds of kilometres from home to receive treatment in order to help save your life is hard. Watching your loved ones suffer is hard. Having to say goodbye to the most important person in your life is hard. Planning funerals are hard. Not having a mum is hard. Losing your partner is hard. Outliving your children is freaking hard. Being afraid to have children because you don’t have your mum is hard or being scared you might cause them suffering if you have the same fate, that’s hard. Being a carer is hard. Having no choice but to be the backbone of your family in your early 20’s is hard. Losing your family and living without them is bloody hard and that’s not all.
This month has not been hard but having your life defined by cancer is.
The ultimate goal is for no one to have to experience this.
There is still time left to donate to the March Charge, if you can please consider doing so.
All my love ❤️
https://www.themarchcharge.com.au/fundraisers/demihoffmeister