Monday, March 10, 2014

World's Greatest Shave


I have to give mad props to my friend Emaya who is doing the World's greatest shave which collects money for the Leukaemia Foundation here in Australia :) Close to home, Leukaemia took my Grandmas life, so I know just how scary the disease is and how quick it can spread and how devastating it can be :( It's over a year since Grandma passed away but I often find myself thinking about her, it can be little things that set me off. I started watching the TV series, Once Upon a Time and I found myself thinking how much she would have liked it which made me have little fantasies about us talking on the phone together - I really miss our chats :(


I honestly knew next to nothing about the Leaukamia prior to Grandma diagnosis I still remember Mum telling me the news over the phone and thinking, how strange it was, because, in my head, only children got Leaukamia. I also remember feeling super hopeful, thinking that Leaukamia was one of the good cancers that people recovered from and that everything was going to be okay. I quickly learned there was much more to the disease and much more that still needs to be done.

So on that long winded note, I thank all these brave soul out there shaving their head in March for a cure. I'm posting Emaya's sponsor link here if you can spare any change for her and ultimately funding towards a cure :) Her sponsor pages is also very funny - even more reason to click on it to have a smile!

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  1. This is such a beautiful post. Your friend Emaya's hair is amazing. She must be such a kind soul, I hope her act changes lives x

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  2. If my hair was long like it was last year and i knew about this i would have shaved for this great cause...i knew somebody who passed away with this type of cancer too and your post made me think and miss my grandmother so much,although she is not here since 1995 i always have her close to my heart*

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    1. aww Grandma's are so special aren't they :) You're a special person too Sara!!

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  3. it's beautiful how you remember your grandmother is many ways.. and this is really an amazing thing your friend is doing. xx

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    1. Thanks Jane and yup it's a super awesome thing :)

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  4. you are right, her sponsor page is funny! brilliant play with words. your friend must be an awesome person for doing this x

    Katrina Sophia Blog

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  5. Awww YOU GUYS! And awww Feee! Such an unexpected post - got me choked up a little. Thanks for pimping me out and thanks for taking the brilliant photos. Mum even wants copies hahaha
    Love you x

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    1. I'm just sorry it's taken me so long I was meant to do it ages ago and got completely side tracked! You're going to be super awesome with no hair :) :) Your mum is cute!

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  6. Emme is a beautiful soul (so are you Fee!) So sorry to hear about your grandma; we have a large history of cancer also in my family (dad side) which is really scary. So many unknown things still, every minute dedicated to medical research is gold for society.

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    1. Aww thanks Damaris, cancer is definitely scary and I love how you said "gold for society" perfectly worded! :)

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  7. Your friend has the most amazing hair and it is so wonderful she has shaved it for such a great cause. Sorry to hear about your Grandma

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    1. and the extra cool thing is her hair is then being donated to the charity that produces and gives away wigs to those who have lost their hair during cancer treatment :)

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  8. wow, just wow. that is a huge gesture.

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