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 an averaging 200+km a

week and 25km Running a week.

enjoyed racing and training hard riding an averaging 200+km a

week and 25km Running a week.

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 parts of

all this was missing my

family.

one of the hardest parts 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- Dec. 2012family 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.

Support and team Mates....

Support and team Mates....

Mateship... Mateship...

One more set back and one in May 2013 once again made me value what is important...

One more set back and one in May 2013 once again made me value what is important...

Stats over the past 18 months • 20+ scans

• 50+ needles• 25 blood tests• Oncologist twice a month• 2 Brain Surgeries• 1 Major Bowel surgery• 1 seizure•15 months on the miracle drug.

WORST STAT OF ALL For Stage 4C Patients

7-19% chance of making it to five years.

Stats That Count for me in this journey so far:

What I have achieved and keep achieving:

I Didn’t think I’d be able to achieve Riding the Tour De Cure

in May 2013.

I Didn’t think I’d be able to achieve Riding the Tour De Cure

in May 2013. 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 for another

year.

Back working Full time for another

year.

Two Christmas Celebrations 2013 2014

Keeping Traditions

My children’s Education Ariella Prep Ariella Year 1

My children’s Education Kalita 3YO Kinder Kalita 4YO Kinder

Solo swimming for Zahlia

Lisa’s Birthday.

Missed 2012 Celebrated 2013

Two Wedding Anniversaries

2013 2014

Milestone to see Ariella ride without training wheels

Training Hard. Tour De Cure 250km 5000m

climbing over two Days

Back Racing:

Crit Race on the bike:

43MIN. 34SEC.

Finally Ran Melbourne 10KM RUN OCTOBER 2013

My Journey is not over…..

My Journey is not over…..

- Blood tests every four weeks.- Scans now every 3months.

- Medication every day.- Stress of the unknown and that final

siren.......

With Determination, Guts, Resilience and fight

anything can be achieved. Most of you here have a journey and nothing should get in your way. Your journey Begins Now!

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