Unbelievable 52km trek proves that the only cure for cancer is love

February 24, 2018 was a monumental day for a loving couple in Melbourne Australia. Amanda whose mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer back in September 2017, organized and took this battle head on to help with a great cause. She organized, planned and routed a 52 kilometre/32 mile walk in order to raise funds for the cause. Her and her husband Craig took this very seriously and accomplished this in just over 17 hours...SIMPLY AMAZING. Starting before sunrise on a drizzly day, they got going and did not quit, battling sore blistered feet, aching and swollen knees and just plain PAIN in general. Aside from the pain, they did mention taking in some incredible scenery that they generally overlook when passing by this area as we all do in our daily race of life. Amanda created a page to help those willing, to make donations to the cause of ovarian cancer. On her page is a quote "Words from my Mum: "Cancer. It won't happen to me. Ovarian Cancer- it's happening to me and it's happening to my loved ones!... Listen to what your body is telling you...This chapter of life will be long and difficult but help, comfort and support is available. YOU ARE STRONG... LIVE EVERY MOMENT."My Mum, living in Canada, is currently battling stage 4 Ovarian Cancer. On February 24th, my husband and I will be walking 52 km along the Two Bays Walking Track on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, VIC. We are walking to ensure that no woman living with Ovarian Cancer walks alone. We are walking for my mum, for me, for you, your mum, your sister, for all women currently fighting this cancer and for prevention in the future. We are OVAR IT." This in itself was enough to have friends and family help support Amanda through donations.Amanda created Facebook pages,Instagram pages and made social media posting wherever she could to stir interest to help. Once Amanda had created the event, she contacted the Cancer society and received many items to help with support to those willing to give.She posted on her Facebook page "
GOT MAIL! Posters, banners, donation box, leaflets, pens, ribbons, balloons and more! 8 more days until our BIG walk for a BIG cause! Message me if you would like a ribbon... as you can see I have many!Thank you everyone who has donated and shared our posts so far! Together, we have raised $409.85!!! 👏👏 that's incredible! Please continue to share our posts and information... awareness and early detection can save lives. https://afternoonteal2018.everydayhero.com/au/amanda-1
February is Ovarian Cancer awareness month and we are breaking out the teal! About 4 women a day are diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, that's approximately 1,600 women a year and approximately 1,060 women will die each year due to this disease. That's pretty frightening! Ovarian Cancer is called a "silent killer" because most women are diagnosed in the advanced stages as there are NO detection tests... only 19% of women are diagnosed in the early stages. It is still the deadliest women's cancer and in 30 years, this has not changed!
On February 24th, Craig and I will be walking 52 km on the Two Bays Walking Track from Dromana to Cape Schanck on The Mornington Peninsula. We are walking to ensure that no woman living with Ovarian Cancer ever walks alone and to support Ovarian Cancer Australia with research, prevention such as detection tests, support services, better treatment and creating awareness! Follow the link to our fundraising page (above)... any contribution will make an impact! We would love some company on our walk as well, so if you want get your teal on, message me and please, please share this post and spread the word because AWARENESS and EARLY detection can literally save lives!
Know the symptoms: Abdominal or pelvic pain, increased abdominal size or bloating, need to urinate often or urgently, feeling full after eating a small amount, heartburn, nausea, tiredness, weight loss or weight gain, pain during sex and changes in menstrual bleeding/ bleeding after menopause.
We are OVAR IT. Visit www.ovariancancer.net.au to learn more.
#afternoonteal. Everything mentioned is what her mother Elsa experienced and the family doctor did not listen to the symptoms, so as said, listen to your body. Along the route and throughout the day both Craig and Amanda posted to their Facebook pages, keeping those supporters up to date of their progress, until batteries died out. Amanda posted "We've raised 832.00 for Ovarian Cancer Australia!! 👏 Thank you so much to everyone who supported us during this walk, who donated, shared the posts, gave us snacks to eat on the way and our friends who met us at the halfway mark with more water... if it wasn't for you guys we wouldn't have made it. My phone died half way through so i couldn't take more photos for updates but a nice gentleman along the way took this for us. This was by far the hardest thing we have ever done and by the end of it we were hobbling through Arthur's Seat at 11 pm. 17 hours of continuous hiking. Today is also a bed day because I can't move but I couldn't be more proud of us 👊😊 Thank you again!"
Craig's posts were a little shorter but had just as much power "Finished a total 54k. So proud Amanda Richards for completion of this insane track. Love you so much was a massive effort. We are so sore tomorrow is a couch day for sure. Thanks to everyone for support and donations feel free to keep sharing the page! Thanks everybody! Took just over 17 hpurs to complete." Being back in Canada Elsa and her husband Brent are unable to give these two the hugs, and care they deserve with ice packs and more, but they both said they appreciate what these "kids" have done more than anything in life. Family love is incredible . Elsa is recovering from major surgery and hitting life head on, next stop Grand Caymans for some R&R once cleared for travel. F - - k Cancer we say. Please share this video and support if you are able , every penny is appreciated. Lets kill this disease!!!