Tempy Footy Club 2013 - My cancer story to inspire the boys.

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I was asked to present to the senior players at my old Footy Club about my Melanoma Cancer Journey so far and how I am fighting on.

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My Story So Far....

Life before Life before 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.

April 2012

Diagnosed Stage 3A Melanoma.

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.

Drain Bag for two weeks after lymph node removal.

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......

Scanxiety.

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 Within 6 Months I went from

Stage 3A to Stage 4C

My home for the next monthMy 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...Resilience

tested again.

Set Back with a return to hospital...Resilience

tested 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.

Support and my team Mates....

Support and my team Mates....

Mate ship... Mate ship...

Leadership qualities. set the example.

With Determination, Guts, Resilience and fight anything can

be achieved.

Didn’t think I’d be able to achieve what I have done so far.

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.

Your Journey is not over either....

Your Journey is not over either....

Winning Behaviours.Winning Behaviours.