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Danielle Neilson

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$1,554

My Goal

$1,500

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Danielle

Message of Support

To everyone I've lost, To the times I've lost myself, To the hole that seems so insurmountable, You can and will be conquered. One step, one minute, one moment, one glimmer.

Danielle

Message of Support

To everyone I've lost, To the times I've lost myself, To the hole that seems so insurmountable, You can and will be conquered. One step, one minute, one moment, one glimmer.

Total Raised

$1,554

Total Distance

115km

Distance Goal

100km

Support My Walk for Mental Health Research

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians experience symptoms of mental illness each year?

In fact, every day in Australia, 9 people will die by suicide.

Mental illness can be debilitating and can have a devastating impact on not only those living with it, but those around them. 

This October, I’ll be taking part in One Foot Forward to help reduce the impact of mental illness and suicide.

I'm walking to raise funds for Black Dog Institute, so that they can put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education, and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.

It would mean so much to me if you donated to support my walk.

Together, we can create better mental health for all Australians.

My Updates

I'm not roaring home to my goal like i want to be...

Unfortunately after a fainting episode Saturday evening where I talked my way out of an ambulance coming to get me until today when I found out (thanks to the modern medicine of a CT) that not only do I have a brain, there's no sign of damage from my unconscious episode. Fabulous, I also found out that my blood work is spectacular but that I have a UTI. TMI? Try being me. I also found out today falling into a hole and ending up on your back like a turtle can damage your shoulder - but the ultrasound guy only told me that my shoulder "was in a bit of trouble" which really doesn't provide the clarity I would have appreciated and look forward to in the near future. Keeping everything crossed for an easy fix 🤞 My Strava shows a lot of very tiny activities of late for these reasons. Not excuses, trust me. I just didn't want to damage my bonce if I didn't have to. I will get there.

To celebrate hitting my fundraising target...

I decided I'd walk 10km. On the treadmill because these old knees have already walked 6 odd kms on concrete this week and they don't feel great. I'm beyond, beyond grateful and appreciative of everyone that has donated and supported me this year. I promise we're making a difference. One step at a time 😘

Today, i really didn't feel like moving.

It was my intention to get up early and crank out a few kms before work. I set my alarms, I turned them all off. I got out of bed 30 mins before I started work. Enough time to have breakfast, brush my teeth, get dressed. My energy levels have been sadly flailing. I get through the day, and I want to go to bed. Well not today. I've got 30+kms to go. I'll try and get out of bed earlier tomorrow 🤞

Little movement

I haven't been feeling healthy for the last few days so I've not moved a lot.  I'm hoping to be up and at 'em at 6am for my 5km Parkrun and have scheduled a 10km walk on Sunday, promising myself a delightful breakfast at the end. 

My mental health has improved, remarkably from my last post.  Something I'm grateful for. 

Thank you to everyone who has donated and contributed to keeping me above water this year. 

This years efforts

This year could have stopped for me on April the 20th, or 19th if we're being pedantic. It could have stopped for me on the 7th of September 2019. And I can't remember the exact date when I was 17 - but this grown up could have been a 1998 suicide statistic. And because I didn't get the help I needed then, I wasn't equipped to deal with some other things. Turns out the third time is not necessarily the charm. And although I'm still working through my ups and downs, I still can't say that I'm grateful that I didn't succeed in my goal this time. That's not to say that I'm currently contemplating having another crack at taking my own life. Just that it's still really hard to function as I'd like to be functioning. I have never said I'd do 100km for this challenge. Just like I'd never done the 10k Bridge to Brisbane and somehow made it through, slowly but smiling. So maybe whatever fighter that lives inside me is pushing me to do more, commit to making myself feel better? Because I refuse to believe that my brain is setting me up to fail. To everyone who continues to support me, either via donation or friendship. Thank you. I'm doing my best x

My impact over 4 years

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My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

$300

Daniel Smedley

#Danclub4EVA

$105.50

Hayden Bull

Great work

$105.50

Damon Van Vuuren

$68.58

Danielle 😊

Girl, you know you got this. Just get out of bed.

$68.58

Julie Bull

So proud of you sweet girl🌻. My knees won't do it this year 😆

$65

Thisara Perera

You got this Danielle! Well done :D

$65

Matched Contribution

$54.12

Michelle

$54.12

Sharon Wyrebiak

One foot in front of the other Dan! You're not alone ❤️

$54.12

Lauren Jemmeson

$43.60

Anonymous

$43.60

Matched Contribution

$43.60

Ana-lisa George

💌🏃🏽‍♀️ one step at a time xo

$43.60

Safety Mate Matched Contribution

$43.60

Bec Orr

Go Dan, you’ve got this! 🏃‍♀️

$43.60

Rochelle Speedy

$43.60

Janet Stewart

Good job as usual Dan !

$42.20

Terri Nielsen

You’ve got this my beautiful friend x

$42.20

Sarah Kelly

$42.20

Jenny Strong

Good Luck Danielle x

$42.20

Monique

$31.65

Deanne Rossiter

Well Done, Danielle 🙏❤

$31.05

Mhairi

Well done Dan! 👏🏽

$17.16

Chelsea

$17.16

Matched Contribution

$11.14

Gino Sanidad

Support Danielle in this amazing cause

$11.14

Matched Contribution

$10.55

Laura H

$10

Shani Sharma