Marathon 4 Breakfast
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I wish to make a short, motivational documentary film, and write a short, inspirational booklet/leaflet/magazine to distribute around hospitals, for children undergoing treatment for cancer. When I was a teenager undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia, I wish I could have been shown a success story or two, of people who had been through the kind of hardship I was enduring at the time and come out on the other side with flying colours.
In February I had my final checkup after being 5 years clear and I'm luckily free to live life the way I deem fit again. But there is an abundance of children currently undergoing the kind of difficulty i went through, and I know first-hand just what a small amount of inspiration can do for them.
The basis of my documentary and magazine will be my success story of defeating leukaemia after three years of chemotherapy treatment and becoming strong again.
In July 2016 I finished an ultra marathon in Switzerland which took me 7 hours and started at 1000m altitude in the sun, finishing at 3100m altitude at the snowy top. which i have footage of, however to make a good film I need to travel to other countries and run more marathons, I initially set out to run 3 marathons in one month but it was cut down to one in Paris due to injury, but my aim will still be met in proving to kids battling cancer that they will run and have every chance of reaching the tops of their own mountains again if they soldier on and persevere.
CLIC Sargent, who helped me when I battled leukaemia, are my charity of choice and 50% of any money raised will be donated to them, while the other 50% will be used to get the children’s book into production and help with funds towards making the documentary.
I finish my Film degree at university on the 30th May.
However before I go on with the rest of my life, and forget that it ever happened, i feel obliged to help improve the time that children have in hospitals with a little purse of inspiration.
By donating you will help to inspire some of the children who can't yet see the light on the other side, that I have finally been blessed to see; and to give them hope that they will get through it and be able to live life the way I am now, like a champion!
I'm selling paintings that I make too and again 50% of the proceeds will go to CLIC Sargent, and the other 50% will go towards producing the book and documentary to the best quality possible.
Please read my full story on my wordpress site, to gain a better understanding into the motivations behind making this vision become a reality. The 'My Story' post in particular.
https://marathonforbreakfast.wordpress.com
In February I had my final checkup after being 5 years clear and I'm luckily free to live life the way I deem fit again. But there is an abundance of children currently undergoing the kind of difficulty i went through, and I know first-hand just what a small amount of inspiration can do for them.
The basis of my documentary and magazine will be my success story of defeating leukaemia after three years of chemotherapy treatment and becoming strong again.
In July 2016 I finished an ultra marathon in Switzerland which took me 7 hours and started at 1000m altitude in the sun, finishing at 3100m altitude at the snowy top. which i have footage of, however to make a good film I need to travel to other countries and run more marathons, I initially set out to run 3 marathons in one month but it was cut down to one in Paris due to injury, but my aim will still be met in proving to kids battling cancer that they will run and have every chance of reaching the tops of their own mountains again if they soldier on and persevere.
CLIC Sargent, who helped me when I battled leukaemia, are my charity of choice and 50% of any money raised will be donated to them, while the other 50% will be used to get the children’s book into production and help with funds towards making the documentary.
I finish my Film degree at university on the 30th May.
However before I go on with the rest of my life, and forget that it ever happened, i feel obliged to help improve the time that children have in hospitals with a little purse of inspiration.
By donating you will help to inspire some of the children who can't yet see the light on the other side, that I have finally been blessed to see; and to give them hope that they will get through it and be able to live life the way I am now, like a champion!
I'm selling paintings that I make too and again 50% of the proceeds will go to CLIC Sargent, and the other 50% will go towards producing the book and documentary to the best quality possible.
Please read my full story on my wordpress site, to gain a better understanding into the motivations behind making this vision become a reality. The 'My Story' post in particular.
https://marathonforbreakfast.wordpress.com
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Daniel Coetsee
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