karri skilton

Why am i doing this

People always raise money for all different reasons and im no different.   Cancer lives with all of us and touches us in different ways.  My Nan died when i was young, mates have died because of it, my dad had it and i have friends currently fighting it.  The most significant impact is when i gave a little girl a simple cuddle at the local netball training session and felt a little lump on her leg.  She was only 3 at the time.  After some panic and "what do we do" moments in trying to discover what it was it was all hands on board to support each other while we waited for a diagnosis.  Now some dont realise i was hired as a nanny/babysitter for a good 4 years.  My role was to stand in as a "mum" role to ensure the safety and wellbeing of two little girls (twins). Taking them to appointments, errands and fun activities.  For the next year we were dealing with the uncertaintity of what this would bring to the family.  During this time a local friend was also diagnosed with a rare cancer and was fighting his battle at the same time.  While his story wasnt to be successful one and one of the saddest moments in my life was attending his funeral there was mounting hope for our little girl to continue to get better.