<div>Why I Created Fit4Bowel24
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<div>At 28 years old, I heard the words no one ever expects to hear:
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<div>“You have stage 3 bowel cancer.”
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<div>I was young, fit, active, and living my life with no reason to believe cancer was even on the radar. But suddenly everything changed. Overnight I went from planning my future to fighting for it.
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<div>Chemotherapy, surgeries, ileostomy bag, fear, resilience, and survival became my everyday reality. I faced it mostly on my own, far from my family, but with an inner strength I didn’t know I had. Along the way, I also had the heartbreak of losing friends — young, vibrant people just like me — to this disease. Their faces and their stories stay with me. Some didn’t get the chance to keep fighting. I carry them with me in everything I do.
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<div>That’s why Fit4Bowel24 was born.
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<div>It’s not just an event, it’s a reminder that life is fragile, that early-onset bowel cancer is real, that young people do get bowel cancer, and that awareness and research save lives.
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<div>This 24-hour fitness event brings together teams of legends who will keep a cardio machine moving for 24 straight hours. It’s about endurance, community, and honouring every person touched by bowel cancer — including those who didn’t get a second chance.
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<div>All proceeds from this event will be donated to Bowel Cancer Australia, proudly supporting research into early-onset bowel cancer and helping many Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.
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<div>Bowel cancer is the second deadliest cancer in Australia, yet one of the most treatable when detected early.
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<div>If you can not attend or participate on the day, please consider donating, no matter the size as it can directly support:
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<div>• early detection and prevention research
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<div>• support services for patients and families
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<div>• advocacy for young-onset bowel cancer
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<div>• honouring those we’ve lost
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<div>• giving hope to those still fighting
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<div>This cause is personal.
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<div>This fight is ongoing.
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<div>And together, we can make a real difference.
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<div>Thank you for reading my story, for supporting this event, and for standing alongside every Australian impacted by bowel cancer.
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<div>With love and strength,
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<div>Vanessa
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