Relay For Life 2010

What is RELAY FOR LIFE?

Relay For Life is a magnificent, fun-filled overnight event that brings tens of thousands of New Zealanders together every year to:

• Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue the fight.
• Remember the loved ones lost to the disease.
  At Relay For Life, people who walk alongside those battling cancer can grieve and find healing.
• Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease. We make a commitment to save lives by taking up the fight.

How it works

People from all ages and walks of life put together teams of friends, families, colleagues, sports or community groups and take on the challenge of raising FUNds to raise awareness and celebrate survivorship.
Gathering together for the 24 hour Relay For Life event in their area, they walk the Relay to Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back, supporting the individuals and members of their community who are dealing with cancer.
Relay For Life highlights are the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Survivors Walk, and the Candle Light Ceremony.

My Team Name
Yarrows Hot Buns

Fund Rising Goal ($)
3000

Fund Collected ($)
3946

Percentage Of Collection (%)
100

Your Contribution ($)
135

Your Contribution (%)
3

Relay For Life General Information

What is Relay For Life?

Event Site Map

Indication of Interest Form

Survivor's Flyer

Candlelight Ceremony Flyer

SOME PICS FROM THE WEEKEND

The opening ceremony and the Dove Release

 

The Survivor and Carers started off the first lap

 

The Yarrows Hot Buns Team with Ted the Toast man

Some of the walkers during the day

 

My Candle Bags for the Candlelight ceremony  

   

Mum's beautiful Candle bags for Jill and Ron for the Candlelight ceremony

Somerandom pics of during the day

Rachael the bootleg liquor pourer -apparently they tasted like lighter fluid - lol

Me walking with the baton on Saturday ..and then at dawn the next morning

 

Some of the team walking late at night/early in the morning

Getting ready for our Relay Idol act - Thriller with Ted the Toast Man

 

The Candlelight Ceremony

       

The Morning after -urrghhh

Nana - the good :) and the bad :( ...

The good news is that Nana went home to my Aunty and Uncle's house last Tuesday .. she has settled in well .. is sitting up and pottering around and resting .. just like she would at home .. I visited her on Saturday (during a break from Relay for Life).. she was not that talkative .. but she has has lost the hearing in her right ear .. and so couldn't hear much of the conversation .. her legs have gone down considerably also :-)

.. the bad news is that the Oncologist visit was quite full on .. they do not think that radiation or any treatment will be of any benefit for nana.The tumor on her lung is about 7cm long. Her body has been under considerable strain and they have also said that surgery is also not an option especially with the trauma her body has been through and the way her heart is not the best.

The Hospice nurse visited and all the paper work has been completed for her care once her pain becomes too much for her ..and medazalom and morphine will be available for her without delay.

She won't be going home to her house (next door to my Aunty and Uncle's at this stage) .. as they feel she needs 24 hour care .. but knowing Nana she will find a way ;-p

She has oxygen via nasal prongs most of the day as the tumor is only affecting her breathing at this stage ..

She sure is a battler .. and an amazing lady with her determination and strength to fight back :-)

RIP Nana

My nana passed away this morning ..

We love you so very much and will miss you every day xxx

Now at peace

:-(

I visited her the day before her birthday (she shares the same day as Miss) and had some good moments of being able to talk in between the waves of morphine side effects .. and so I happy that I saw her when she wasn't too uncomfortable ..

** some good news though is that the other nana may be going home on Mon/Tues/Wed - her legs are fully bandaged and she will still be on oxygen .. but at least she will be out of hospital .. the biopsy came back as a cancerous tumor - so she s seeing the oncologist on Wed to see what her options for treatment may be .. if there are any...

Can't believe ...

that this is the last day this little girl is 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

.... 4 tomorrow!!!!!! 

4 little girls and 2 little boys

2 big girls and 4 big boys

.. 3 really big boys

..are coming for afternoon tea .. and a dip in the pool

.. we have pass the parcel and musical chairs planned

.. ohhh and of course cake :-)

Who's invited: Charlotte, Elena, Chloe, Connor, Kade, Bella, Tylah, Dion, Joshua, Kaleb, Kaleb and Jordi

and her brothers Michael and Cameron

.. along with Nana and Aunty Lish

... lets hope it's fine !!!!

Abbie's cake ... for her 4th birthday ..

 

Poor Barbie getting globby ..

 

A few more steps ..

Finished ..

Changing faces ..

Yep .. these 2 posts are kinda weight obsessed .. sorry ;-p

Look how my face has changed with the weight loss ..lol

84 kgs

78 kgs ... 76 kgs ... 74 kgs

72 kgs .... 69.9 kgs

69 kgs .. 67.4kgs

This weight loss round .. lol

70kgs ... 68.8 kgs

My baggy ass ;-p

 

Update photo .. back down to 68.8kgs after emotional eating the past few days with all the stuff going on here ..

The pants don't do much for me .. but I'm "in-between" sizes .. which is a right pita!!

3.8kgs to go to get down to my "first" goal .. 1.4kgs off what I got down to last time ..

..this seems so long ago ..

 

84.1kgs .... 68.8 kgs  .. 68 kgs ..

Aug 08 ... Mar 10 .. Feb 09 ...

2 nanas now in hospital :-(((

My other nana was admitted to hospital yesterday as she went in to renal failure  .. and has a huge ulcer on her leg .. she is not finishing her sentences and not very lucid .. but we are unsure if it is due to the horrendous pain of the leg .. or the renal failure ..

.. while the other nana had a biopsy done today on her lung .. and when they turned her to do a biopsy on the other side .. because her skin is so paper thin and full of fluid .. they accidently caused the skin to tear open on one of her legs while they turned her and on the other leg the movement caused a huge haemotoma

.. she has just had such a bad run ..

.. it's sooo hard seeing them both so unwell ..

URGHHHH!!

New day .. new hair colour ..

As a treat for hitting the next decade (for weight) .. not age ..lol ..

This was my treat to myself ..

 

 

The weight-loss week that was ..

..overall was an up and down week ..

..started some new minerals (Calcium/Magnesium and Selenium combo) for my headache .. and had a couple of celebrations - dinner out for our 15th Wedding anniv and then a BBQ for a 50th  ..

.. so Thursday I didn't even bother tracking .. although most of the day until dinner was on track .. then came dinner .. and well ...

..the BBQ .. again did quite well during the day .. and then allowed for the alcohol and diet Bundaberg drinks .. but think I did quite well on the eating .. as stuck mostly to the salads:-)

..so in the end was 700g down ..

..well weighed myself first thing and it was only 300g .. and then for some reason thought I'd re-weigh myself .. and lo and behold it was another 400g down .. so re-checked and it was the same .. so went back and re-weighed after lunch .. and same thing ..

..so will take it as 700g loss .. so am now at 68.8 kg .. 3.8kg off my "first" goal .. and 1.5 kgs off what I got down to last time I was losing weight ..

Monday, 22 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  medium baked or roasted chicken breast without skin	4
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
1  tbs (s) commercial regular fat mayonnaise	1
Subtotal	5
Dinner
1  serving JC Bean and Cheese Burrito	3
1  individual Cereal Nut Bar Hazelnut and Orange	2.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
1  scone cheese scone	2
1  serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
Subtotal	4.5
Food POINTS values used	18
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Exercise
50 min Walking (>4.8 kph [12.5 mins/km] and <8.0 kph [7.5 mins/km] on level surface)	2.5
60 min Mowing lawn with power mower	3
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	5.5

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serving Pams Bread (x2 slices) - Food I created	2
1  serve (s) Tuna Sensations Tuna Sensations, Savoury Onion	2
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	5
Dinner
1  serving Pams Bread (x2 slices) - Food I created	2
1/2 serve (s) edam cheese	1.5
1  serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
1/3 Small Mince Dish	2.5
Subtotal	7
Snacks
2  party size party size sausage roll	6
1/4 slice (s) iced banana cake	1.5
6  nuts roasted almonds	0.5
Subtotal	8
Food POINTS values used	23
Food POINTS values remaining	-5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1 1/2 scone cheese scone	3.5
1 1/2 serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
1  individual Cereal Nut Bar Almond and Apricot	2.5
1  small banana	1
Subtotal	8
Dinner
1  serving JC Chicken Parmigiana	5.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
1  tub (s) Ice Cream Mini Cups Ice Cream Tubs, Berry Mudslide	2
Subtotal	2
Food POINTS values used	18.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-0.5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

No entry Thursday .....

Friday, 26 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serve (s) Lighter Choices Chicken Salad	2
Subtotal	2
Dinner
1  serving Plain Kaiser Roll - Food I created	1
1  serving Tegal Takeouts Flame grilled chicken	4.5
1  rasher lean middle bacon	1.5
1  whole whole egg	1.5
1  serving PAm's Lite Mayo	0.5
1  tbs (s) tomato sauce	0.5
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
Subtotal	10.5
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
4  square (s) Chocolate Block Chocolate Block, Dream	2
2  Lolly cake - YES a BIIIG binge .. was soooo hungry ..	4
2  Rice Bubble Cake - was wrong timing going for walk so late and no dinner ready !!!!!	5
Subtotal	12.5
Food POINTS values used	28
Food POINTS values remaining	-10
Exercise
90 min Mowing lawn with power mower	4.5
100 min Walking (>4.8 kph [12.5 mins/km] and <8.0 kph [7.5 mins/km] on level surface)	5
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	9.5

Saturday, 27 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
Ham & Salad Kaiser Roll	3.5
Subtotal	3.5
Dinner
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
2  thick slice lean and fat baked or roast lamb shoulder	5.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
1  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	0.5
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
800  ml Lemon, Lime and Bitters Diet Lemon Lime and Bitters	1
2  can (s) lager beer	4
Subtotal	6.5
Food POINTS values used	18.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-0.5
Exercise
90 min Mowing lawn with power mower	4.5
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	4.5

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
Subtotal	3
Lunch
Ham & Salad Kaiser Roll	3.5
Subtotal	3.5
Dinner
1  serving Pams straight cut fries (per 100g)	3
1  fillet commercial crumbed fried snapper	5.5
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
1  serving PAm's Lite Mayo	0.5
2  tbs (s) tomato sauce	0.5
Subtotal	9.5
Snacks
1  box (es) Smarties, Fun Size	1
Fruju Fruit Whip - Quick-added food	0.5
Subtotal	1.5
Food POINTS values used	17.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0.5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0