Thanks for popping in! Hello I’m Sue and I live in Geraldton WA with my husband Pete and Daisy the brown dog. In April 2017, at the age of 52, I plan to start walking from Melbourne home to Geraldton to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation. My trolley, named “The Ladies’ Auxiliary” and I plan to walk about 4,500 km together over about 6 months. We will walk across our big beautiful country and into Eyre Peninsula where I grew up on a farm at Karkoo. Here, time can be spent in Port Lincoln with my parents and family who know this disease all too well. I’ll reach Fremantle around Sep/Oct where our three grown up kids - Max, Molly and Harry, might take me for a dip in the ocean and a big cup of good coffee! Then, turning north, I will head for home and contemplate my journey and what part Alzheimer’s plays in my life. Dementia in all its forms is a cruel thief of our people. It robs memory, confidence, independence and life from people we love and admire. The impact on families is enormous and the change of dynamics in relationships can be very difficult to accept. So many are being affected by this disease and the numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. Of great concern is that more young people are being diagnosed. We just have to make headway on finding a cure as well as becoming a community that can care for all concerned, whether it is the person diagnosed or the people who care for them. I hope to raise at least $25,000 to help fund one of the many research projects that AADRF make happen. After having thyroid cancer in 2013, I spiralled into a steady routine of health anxiety. Feeling shattered by the amount of time and energy spent on this, I became driven to do something big – to find perspective and to do something to help where it is needed. Life is wonky, I really don’t know if I will be able to do this, but if I don’t start, then the outcome is certain. I just have to put one foot in front of the other. I invite you to follow me on my journey and consider a donation to this worthy cause. Thank you, Sue.
The Dementia Australia Research Foundation is the research arm of Dementia Australia which funds Australia’s talented new and early career dementia researchers. Support us and fund research into the causes, care, prevention and potential treatments for dementia.
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Sue Wellington
Geraldton, WA
Sun, 31 Dec 2017
Sue Wellington
$ 22
Lovely folks from Telephonist Reunion - Casterton Victoria
Thankyou Ladies!
Sun, 31 Dec 2017
Sue Wellington
$ 135
Combined on-road donations - my grateful thanks to each of you
Sun, 31 Dec 2017
Anonymous
$ 30
Sun, 31 Dec 2017
Anonymous
$ 30
Sat, 30 Dec 2017
Anonymous
$ 100
Sat, 30 Dec 2017
Linton
$ 142
Nice work Sue!
Sat, 30 Dec 2017
Lisa and Pip
$ 100
Such an amazing achievement Sue, well done!
Sat, 30 Dec 2017
Jodie Gaspar
$ 50
Great woman Great cause Great achievement xxx
Sat, 30 Dec 2017
Linda Patrick
$ 100
Congratulations Sue an amazing achievement for a cause very close to our families heart❤️
Fri, 29 Dec 2017
Paul Kosters
$ 100
Great work Sue from the Kosters & Siviour families
The Dementia Australia Research Foundation is the research arm of Dementia Australia which funds Australia’s talented new and early career dementia researchers. Support us and fund research into the causes, care, prevention and potential treatments for dementia.
Lovely folks from Telephonist Reunion - Casterton Victoria Thankyou Ladies!