20 days for 20 years.

DAY 20 (8/9/22)

DAY 19 (7/9/22)

DAY 18 (6/9/22)

DAY 17 (5/9/22)

DAY 16 (4/9/22)

DAY 15 (3/9/22)

DAY 14 (2/9/22)

DAY 13 (1/9/22)

DAY 12 (31/8/22)

DAY 11 (30/8/22)

DAY 10 (29/8/22)

DAY 9 (28/8/22)

DAY 8 (27/8/22)

DAY 7 (26/8/22)

DAY 6 (25/8/22)

DAY 5 (24/8/22)

DAY 4 (23/8/22)

DAY 3 (22/8/22)

DAY 2 (21/8/22)

DAY 1 (20/8/22)

If you are connected at all to me or my family, you’d probably know that we had an amazing person taken from us due to heart disease, far too early.

It is now coming up to the 20^th anniversary of my father’s passing, and after having many years to develop some perspective, it seemed like the right time to create something positive out of an unfortunate situation.

20 years without a husband, father, brother, and so much more, is a lot of missed milestones, life lessons lost, and bad jokes never to be laughed at.

In keeping with the theme of #20, I am going to take on a challenge that involves walking more than 20,000 steps a day for 20 days in a row, leading up to the date of his anniversary (8^th September).

The reason I am taking on this challenge is to not only raise awareness for Australia’s most fatal disease, but also to hopefully create change – no matter how small that may be.

I want to reduce the number of people (particularly children) who have to experience the sudden and irreparable impact of losing a loved one the way our family did. To go from having a ‘superdad’ one day, to being woken up by frantic paramedics the next, no one else should have to go through that.

Every dollar that you may be generous enough to donate will help transform the ever-growing heart health issue by:

·         Funding life-changing heart research.

·         Supporting health professionals working to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.

·         Providing heart-healthy programs and resources for everyday Australians.

And if you’re unable to help financially, at the very least, I hope that by reading this, you take a moment to appreciate the time you have with those most important to you.

If you are at all concerned about any risk of heart disease for yourself, a family member, or friend, please go to see a doctor sooner rather than later. Otherwise, you might just miss your chance…