In 2016, I had a stroke at the age of 42 out of the blue. This lead to a heart operation to fill a hole in heart in 2017, and finally the discovery of a tumour in 2018, the root cause of all my trouble.
After a bowel resection and 6 months of chemo I began my recovery, whilst still being monitored regularly by my Oncology team at BRICC. One year on, I had a routine colonoscopy to check my progress. I steeled myself for the results. When the phone rang, I was pretty nervous, but what came next was devastating. My mum had called from Scotland to tell me she had the same Cancer.
Three months later I was at her bedside as she passed away from this awful disease. I'm dedicating this run to my mum on the anniversary of that day. This will be my first attempt at a marathon in place of The Great Ocean Road Marathon which was canceled. I won't have a crowd to cheer me on, but every donation will spur me on to the finish line. Donate even $1 to the appeal and you get to nominate a song for my marathon playlist (send me a message through the Facebook page)
All money raised goes to BRICC to help support quality cancer care into the future.
If you want to know more about this campaign or take a sadistic look at the course, watch this short film https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=bKZzDZ47Y80
Ballarat Health Services is Victoria's second largest regional health service, providing for our community in an area of 48,000 square kilometres, which reaches from Bacchus Marsh to the South Australian boarder and is home to nearly 250,000 people.
About Fundraiser
Bob Carey-Grieve
BALLAN, VIC
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
Emily Murphy
$ 20
Sun, 30 Aug 2020
Claire Dier
$ 100
All the best from The HK Diers
Thu, 27 Aug 2020
jeni pearson
$ 30
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Peter Scott
$ 48
Well done Bob you're a bloody legend ???
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Eleanor Grieve
$ 150
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Morgan Fallon
$ 42
Well done Bob, a dollar for every km!
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Max Grigg
$ 50
Mon, 24 Aug 2020
Kellie Hayley
$ 50
Forever grateful for the facility, treatment and incredible nurses who are true angels. We are so lucky to have this available for us to access.
Ballarat Health Services is Victoria's second largest regional health service, providing for our community in an area of 48,000 square kilometres, which reaches from Bacchus Marsh to the South Australian boarder and is home to nearly 250,000 people.
All the best from The HK Diers