About My Challenge
I struggled with the idea of participating again this year. Another year older, another couple of kilos heavier, more aching joints etc. But I realised they were all just excuses for laziness and some of those struggling with mental health do not have the luxury of making a free and simple decision like that.
On 17/5/2024, I lost a great mate, Scott Molloy, 56 years old, to multiple myeloma (blood cancer). He spent his career serving the people of NSW, through the NSW Police, the Department of Education and the Rural Fire Service.
In his last days the heavy medication he was on to relieve his physical pain reactivated his PTSD. Although virtually unconcious for the last week, the anguish and fear that could be seen by his sudden movements and verbal outbursts as he relived those stressful moments of past years was sad to watch.
It reminded me that no matter how suppressed mental health can appear, it is always 'just' there and the importance for all of us to do all we can to push for better mental health and support those who deal with it everyday.
Please help me support this worthy cause by making a tax-deductible donation to my page.
RIP Scott Molloy - my very good mate.
Dedicated to: Scott Molloy
Supporting Lifeline Central Coast NSW
Lifeline Central Coast is your local Lifeline Centre, which proudly delivers services in the Central Coast community, as well as nationally via Lifeline’s 13 11 14 Crisis Support Line. We work With Community, In Community and For Community, helping to make support accessible to all Australians so no one has to face their darkest moment alone. We are guided by our vision of ‘an Australia free of suicide’ and with the help of our community we reach over a million people a year who contact Lifeline in need of support at a time and place when they need it the most. Together we save lives.
My Challenge History
Pushuperer for 3 years
| Push-Ups | Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,249 | $1,053 |
| 2023 | 3,144 | $3,060 |
| 2022 | 3,139 | $1,100 |
| Total | 9,532 | $5,213 |
