Help support me in my Ride for Sick Kids with Ronald McDonald House Northern NSW
This August, I'm taking on the Ride for Sick Kids to help keep families together when they need each other most.
Even though at this current time I can't get out and about on a normal bike ( I will be using a recumbent exercise bike at home) due to my own medical problems, but after 4 years and 4 total joint replacements from Australia's top orthopaedic joint replacement and osseointegration Professor Munjed Al Muderis, which I had to take out private health insurance to get this life enabling surgery but I too had to travel to get treatment and be away from my family and my support network multiple times.
I personally understand the costs and the pressure this can place on families let alone the toll it takes on the families of sick children and the biggest hero's the sick children.
Most of the reason I am running for the seat of New England in next years state election is to better the health care and health resources and access to health care. In Australia health care should be universal, it should not be dependent on your postcode. My plans are to bring the health care in our region to the standards that we should have.
The story below only just toutches the surface on what the child and their families have to endure.
When Indi suddenly became unwell while her family was away for the weekend, their world changed in an instant.
Diagnosed with leukaemia, Indi faced months of treatment far from home. Throughout it all, Ronald McDonald House Northern NSW helped her family stay close – close to the hospital, close to her care, and most importantly, close to each other.
Every year, thousands of families with a seriously ill or injured child rely on Ronald McDonald House Northern NSW. Through our Houses in Newcastle and Tamworth, Family Rooms in John Hunter Children's Hospital and Gosford Hospital, the Family Retreat in Forster, and our Learning Program across Northern NSW, families can stay together while their child receives the care they need.
Because when a child is seriously ill, being together changes everything.
By supporting my Ride for Sick Kids challenge, you're helping provide more than a place to stay. You're helping families stay close, find strength in one another, and focus on what matters most – being there for their child.
Together, we can help more families stay together when it matters most.
