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Who am I? And My Story So Far....
MY Life before:I thought I was bullet
proof
MY Life before:I thought I was bullet
proof
enjoyed racing and training hard riding
averaging 200+km a week riding and 25km
Running.
enjoyed racing and training hard riding
averaging 200+km a week riding and 25km
Running.
A ‘Gift.’
April 2012Diagnosed Stage 3A
Melanoma.
Carried a Drain Bag for two weeks after lymph node removal.
Home after three days in Hospital
Home after three days in Hospital
These beautiful girls and my wife are my motivation
and fight to keep living they keep me going everyday.
These beautiful girls and my wife are my motivation
and fight to keep living they keep me going everyday.
‘control’
‘commitment’
‘Challenge’
‘Connect’
Moved on with Life and thought all is ok....
Entered Melbourne Marathon to race the 10km
My aim was to run sub 38min.
OCTOBER 2012 6 months since being told I had
Stage 3a Melanoma-cancer.
OCTOBER 2012 6 months since being told I had
Stage 3a Melanoma-cancer.
October 2012Scan Time......
October 2012Scan Time......
Scanxiety.
Scan Results showed four
Brain Tumours Scan Results showed four
Brain Tumours
Within 6 Months i went from stage 3A to Stage 4C
Cancer.
Within 6 Months i went from stage 3A to Stage 4C
Cancer.
My home for the next month
My home for the next month
one of the hardest part of
all this was missing my
family.
one of the hardest part of
all this was missing my
family.
Battle Scars Battle Scars
Bleed on the brain Bleed on the brain
Set Back with a return to
hospital...Resiliencetested again.
Set Back with a return to
hospital...Resiliencetested again.
The ‘Game’ of Life and setting goals.....The ‘Game’ of Life
and setting goals.....
Christmas-
family and that’s all that matters. Being here for this was an achievement.
The other big Goal was to see our
eldest child And second eldest go to school and kinder for the first time.
The other big Goal was to see our
eldest child And second eldest go to school and kinder for the first time.
‘When faced with death the ego and everything else takes
a back seat.’ The Great Jim Stynes
Support and team Mates....
Support and team Mates....
Mate ship... Mate ship...
One more set back and one that made
me once again value what is important...
One more set back and one that made
me once again value what is important...
My winning moments...I Didn’t think I’d be able to achieve what
I have done so far........
My winning moments...I Didn’t think I’d be able to achieve what
I have done so far........ Rode two days of the Tour de cure Riding 350km
over two days. As a result of this Tour I was able to Raise Money for Cancer Research.
Back working Full time and on the
bike again.
Back working Full time and on the
bike again.
My Journey is not over…..
My Journey is not over…..
- Blood tests every four weeks.- Scans every six weeks.- Medication every day.
- Stress of the unknown and that final siren.......
With Determination, Guts, Resilience and fight
anything can be achieved.
http://melanomathletecyclist.blogspot.com.au
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