First 2025 fundraiser, and more news
My September newsletter
One of my reasons for doing this newsletter is to give my friends and readers the chance to support me in raising funds for charity. This year I’m starting off with an appeal for the Melanoma Institute of Australia. Like lots of Australians, I’ve lost a family member to this terrible disease, and I would like to promote prevention, treatment and ultimately a cure.
The event is the Runaway Noosa Marathon in May. My preparation has been hampered by a long-running knee injury, so I can’t promise to complete the full distance, but I’ll be doing my absolute best.
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Before that, I’ll be doing the Mooloolaba Tri, my favourite event of the year. As usual, I’ll be attempting the Olympic distance (1.5km swim, 40km cycle, 10km run).
I haven’t set up a fundraiser for this one, as I would certainly do it without the encouragement of supporting a cause. But if you would like to cheer me on a bit, feel free to comment and also to contribute to the Melanoma fundraiser.
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My father has multiple myeloma and a Purple Heart Veteran after serving in Vietnam. I went to college and even received a Masters Degree after which I worked in mental health and served a multitude of different populations. At the age of 35 I walked into the hospital with what I thought was a really bad sinus infection and was in there for 10 weeks coming out, paralyzed below the waist. The journey is extremely complicated, but I had quite a bit of neurological damage done in a short amount of time and six years later I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis although I was placed on permanent disability right away so that should tell you quite a bit about the extensive damage. Now at age 45, I am terrified at the benefits that my father could lose through Social Security, The Pact Act, and what I could lose through Social Security disability, which I will be on for the rest of my life. I am praying for you and if I could support you in your ongoing journey I promise I would. It baffles me how America could allow one man to threaten the livelihood and safety of so many people but here we are. You stay strong and vigilant. 🙏🏼 you’ve got this.💙
Good on you and best wishes. Unfortunately I cannot support you. I already support three charities and being on a superannuation pension below the median income I cannot stretch to support another.