I would like to introduce you to Jay.
Jay has a cancer wrapped around his spine. He has had it since he was 5. They can not operate and it is like a ‘time bomb’ inside him as his mum explained to the crowd. It is called Neuroblastoma and it's extremely rare. Jay is the oldest survivor of this form of Cancer and plans to set a new record with every passing year
Jay took the day off to talk at our breakfast. He's one of the toughest kids we have ever met. He is now competing in some small triathalons and loves the bike ride so enjoyed seeing some of the training footage we had to show at the breakfastHis story brought tears to the eyes of most the audience, until he smiled and told us his catch phrase
Choice Hotels as a thankyou offered some night’s accommodation free to Jay and his mum and at the end of the breakfast Sam sat on the floor with him as he told her of where he dreamed of going.
Jay and his mum Bronwyn haven't had a holiday in years. Life's not easy with this disease
Jay really wanted to go to the Gold Coast and go to the theme parks. He quickly followed that with ‘but we can not afford it’.
Since then we have organised the following for his 12th Birthday –
· * Holiday on the Gold Coast / Brisbane
· * Tuesday 22nd – Monday 28th May
* Choice are covering all accommodation 6 nights
* Tour de Cure is flying them up
* Sam will host them (be the driver)
* A friend of the Tour de Cure has donated $200 cash for swimming with the dolphins / expenses
* He loves buses so we are trying to get a friends Mercedes bus to pick them up
* He will now be in Brisbane when we depart so will be there to set off the peleton for the launch of the Tour de Cure on May 28th.
If by any chance anyone has a contact at any of these theme parks could they please help us secure some tickets for Jay and his Mum to:
Since then we have organised the following for his 12th Birthday –
· * Holiday on the Gold Coast / Brisbane
· * Tuesday 22nd – Monday 28th May
* Choice are covering all accommodation 6 nights
* Tour de Cure is flying them up
* Sam will host them (be the driver)
* A friend of the Tour de Cure has donated $200 cash for swimming with the dolphins / expenses
* He loves buses so we are trying to get a friends Mercedes bus to pick them up
* He will now be in Brisbane when we depart so will be there to set off the peleton for the launch of the Tour de Cure on May 28th.
If by any chance anyone has a contact at any of these theme parks could they please help us secure some tickets for Jay and his Mum to:
Dream World + White Water World
Seaworld
Wet’n’Wild
Movie World
If possible we are after 2 adults & 2 kids ticket as we are looking to take another camp quality kid from QLD at the same time. His mum can not go on rides so we will organise another adult to go and help them enjoy the day.
Check out his story
www.JAYSJOURNEY.ORG
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