On her 26th birthday, Kirraleigh completed Sydney Marathon 2026, almost six weeks after losing her dad. Seven hours, one minute and seven seconds, and one promise kept.

My first camping trip without Grundy began at site 74 in Hervey Bay. Kirra came with me, I put up my own swag, and we forgot almost everything useful.

Choosing my hard means accepting that growth is uncomfortable — whether it's weightloss, emotional healing, or starting again. This post is about real life, mindset shifts, and learning to show myself compassion instead of punishment.

After Jason's stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis, life became measured in three-month scans instead of milestones. This is the story of learning to live with uncertainty while never giving up hope.

What began as a routine scan quickly became the moment our lives changed forever. This is the beginning of our cancer journey — and the story of how everything we thought we knew changed in an instant.