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I've conquered for Cancer Council

This day and many days after, we will WALK………….

As part of my fundraising efforts for the Cancer Council, I have to share my personal story about why I am walking to fight cancer, so here goes.
I have felt the heavy hand of cancer on my shoulders, I have looked the beast in the eyes, and I am still here to tell the story. Well, I don’t mean that I have actually endured cancer, I have not and when I say beast I mean my mother-in-law who was struck down a few years ago with Brain cancer and was forced to move into our house for 8 months - sucking the very soul out of our existence.
So, I walk for others to ensure no other man will need to live with their mother-in-laws ever again and endure my battles.
Here is the speech in my head that drives me to walk…..
BEFORE THE BRIDGE
(A speech, delivered somewhere near the start line, to an army of one, me - think Braveheart)
Sons-in-law of Australia! You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. But what will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?
Aye, fight and you may find seven bridges too many. Run, and you'll live... but in your own home, ye may not stay a stranger's servant of small talk forever, forced daily into the parlour to discuss the weather, her hip, and whether Escape to the Country is better than Bargain Hunt, while your wife, your WIFE, becomes a nurse, a chemist, a chauffeur, and a saint, and you become a beaten man whose only skill is finding urgent reasons to "just pop to Bunnings."
Eight months! Eight months she dwelt in our house, and I dwelt in the garage, in the car, in the queue at Bunnings buying screws I did not need, screws for shelves that do not exist, screws that are now a monument to my cowardice!
They may take our spare room. They may take our weekends. They may take every ounce of small talk we had rationed for polite acquaintances and force us to spend it on the couch discussing hospital parking fees. But they will never,  NEVER, take the fact that we did it anyway. That my wife became a nurse without a nursing degree (although she does have a couple of medical degrees in Radiology and Sonography). That I, a man who once feared silence at family Christmas lunches, learned to sit with my mother-in-law for an hour and talk about absolutely nothing, because it was the only thing I had to give.
This is not for glory. This is not for a finisher's medal, though I will absolutely wear it to the shops afterward. This is for every family who's had a stranger move into their spare room and become the most important person in the house. This is for every son-in-law who found "urgent errands," and every wife who became a nurse overnight, and every mother-in-law who fought harder than any of us ever will (spoiler she lived).
So, will you walk with me? Seven bridges, one scourge. And when they ask you years from now what you did when brain cancer came into your home and rearranged your furniture and your Tuesday nights.
You'll be able to look them in the eye and say: "We walked. And we complained about it the whole bloody way, which is very on-brand for this family, but we walked dammit."
FREEDOM! (from cancer, and also from awkward small talk in the lounge room)
This day and many days after, we will WALK………….


I’m walking for a cancer free future

I’m taking on 7 Bridges Walk on Sunday 25 October 2026 and will be uniting with the community to walk 28km around Sydney Harbour. 

Every year in NSW alone, more than 56,000 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed and the impact on families, carers and communities is significant. 

Please sponsor me and help those affected by cancer. Every step counts because all funds raised will help Cancer Council NSW work towards the vision of a cancer free future. Thank you for your support!

So far this year I’ve helped provide:

415 kids with a SunSmart education

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15 calls to trained cancer professionals on 13 11 20

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20 hours of a research assistant's time to work on research we fund

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Anonymous

Good Luck

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Braden Sheldrick

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Adam Bayly

Well done Steggles..

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Anonymous

Thanks for walking so far for an incredible cause.

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Anonymous

good luck

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Mandy Wiggill

Wow, great effort in the training. I have no doubt you will smash the 7 bridges walk.

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Shradha Somaia

Great work!

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Bernadette Ah-loo

Good for you Rob - glad I am able to support you and a great cause. All the best!

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Karen & Phillip

Is a great thing you are doing. Have a great walk.

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Angus Morrison

Great effort Rob!

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Good luck Rob! What a great cause

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Great effort Rob. Great cause you are supporting.

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Anonymous

Good to help others when we still can, good on you

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Anonymous

Well done Rob...let's go!!

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