Distance For Dante
My son Dante was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma when he was just 5 months old. This is a very rare paediatric cancer which effects 1 in 1.5 million children globally.
Dante is 1 in 1.5 million who will battle an extremely rare childhood cancer which causes a mass to grow on your liver
Dante has undergone a total of 8 cycles of chemotherapy, 10+ hour surgery, multiple blood transfusions, countless fevers and hospital admissions, infections, and emergency surgeries in this journey alone. This is where my passion lays in hope to put the suffering of children to an end.
To honour Dante’s bravery, and the bravery of many other children, I hope to raise awareness and funding to make sure better treatment options and research are available in the years to come.
Awareness and financial support is detrimental to the future of modernised and lower toxic treatment, ongoing research and so much more.
I have registered for two events listed below. I will be looking at participating in a third fundraiser throughout the year and I am open to recommendations for this if anyone has any ideas/fundraisers close to their heart. All proceeds from these events will be donated to the Children's Cancer Institute.
1. "86K for a Cure" to aid in the search for a cure for childhood cancer. https://www.ccia.org.au/about-childhood-cancer
Every month, 86 children are diagnosed with this disease, and treatment can be lengthy and troublesome for families.
To raise awareness and funds, I will be undertaking a run of 86km throughout the month of March, one kilometre for each child diagnosed each month.
With your support and donations, we can work towards finding a cure and improving treatments for children with cancer. Click here to donate and help me support my challenge to change the lives of children with cancer.
2. Melbourne Marathon - Sunday 15 October 2023 - https://melbournemarathon.com.au/marathon/#
Australia's largest running event.
60 years ago, a diagnosis of childhood cancer was almost always fatal.
Today, however, the survival rate has improved dramatically - 8 out of 10 children will survive their cancer. But the fight is far from over.
Medical research is the key to finding a cure for all children affected by cancer. Despite some progress, in Australia, statistically three children still die from cancer every week. This highlights the need for continued research efforts.
Fortunately, we have the resources, the talent, and the drive to make a real difference.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Frank Perre
$770
Terracon Legal
Great work Will!
$520
Ryan Keir
$520
Saed
God bless ❤️🤲🏽
$520
Lachlan Bible
Your a legend Dante!
$369
Anna Hristovski
No child should have to endure the painful journey of cancer… let’s find a cure 😊
$264
Graeme Plath
$264
Daniel Macor Macor
$264
Peter Vassilis
A great cause! Let's go @Nikola and team. Bravo.
$264
Popovich Property Group Pty Ltd
$264
Samar Isaac
❤️❤️❤️❤️
$264
Josh Reid
Great cause for a great little man!
$264
Thomas James
$264
Will Vardos
$264
Joe Pratezina
Well done
$264
G And S Alleyn
$264
Paolo Macor
Good luck 😘
$264
Theo Notaras
$264
Nick And Nat Paradisis
Well done boys x
$261
Cath Sansum
So proud of you and the boys!! Go Dante!! Xxx
$250
Zoe
$250
Peter Papoythis
$250
Bernie Cusack
So pleased Dante is conquered this challenge
$210
Tony & Doris Pratezina
Good luck & go the blues
$200
Nat Beck
$158
Anonymous
♥️
$150
Fares Bueller
$117
Steven Hristovski
$106
Andrew & Chrissy
Blessings to this family Strong -Brave -Courage!
$106
Milan Popovich
$106
Anonymous
$106
Luca Macor
$106
Kartyja Megic
$106
Toni Angelkoski
$106
Anonymous
Stay Strong Dante and Good Luck Gents!🙏🏼💪🏼
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Steph & Taylor Mcdonald
💙💙💙
$106
Diane Franklin
$106
James Stoj
$106
Gino Martone
$106
Ben Notley
❤️
$106
Robbie Day
$106
Megan Simjanovski
$106
Mariah & Ando
We’re so proud of that little Angel and can’t understate how proud we are of you and your little family navigating through this. We love you all!
$106
Joshua Parisi
$106
Tony Linda & Family
Good boy Will, love the passion!!
$106
Daniel Barac + Chelsea Gibson
$106
Jad & Jess
❤️❤️❤️
$106
Michael Vardos
$106
Danielle Mildren
Great cause, hope the run goes well for you!
$106
Rhys Mitchell
Will done!
$106
Geoff Dimarhos
$106
Ben Mccallum
$106
Patricia Hepburn
Run Will run!
$106
Carol Bark
$106
Nicholas Keir
$105
Angela Timpano
$105
Adam & Isabella Nappo
Go get em tiger!
$101
Frank Pazios
May your legs run further than your mouth!
$100
Daniel Sparrow
Stay strong 🤍🤍
$91
Thomas James
$84
James Field
You’re a champion Dante!
$53
Jack Kuipers
$53
Adam Spaleta
$53
Darcy Madden
❤️
$53
Chelsea Balzan
$53
Karolina Ugrinovska
$53
Rob Rixon
$53
Thomas Cosentini
$53
Anonymous
Love you! God bless 🤍❤️
$53
Elena And Jamie Griffiths
❤️❤️❤️
$53
Josephine Piccolo
$53
Valon Rizvani
$53
Kirsten Thompson
$53
Matthew Zoljan
Topping up my original amount.
$53
Steve Dale
$53
Shannon O’niel
$53
Sandra Wade
Great effort Nik
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Lee Drury
🙏 ❤️
$53
Georgia Alleyn
$53
Nick Littler
$53
Ben Mcalister
$53
Shane Radnell
$53
Matthew Zolnan
$53
Jake Lavalle
$53
Natasha Crossley
Amazing! Wishing you all the best Thomas.
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Tracey Mcroberts
Great cause, thanks Thomas.
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Salam Ajaj
$53
Tracy Sinclair
$53
Maria Vardos
Bit skint Will after our o/s travels, but happy to double it if you do an Olympic qualifying time 😂 Good luck.
$50
James Delorenzo
$50
Michelle Piljek
❤️
$50
David Piljek
💙
$50
Ally
Best of luck Will!
$50
Jdk
Best wishes
$50
Liz & Damien Dal Cortivo
Well done Will - wishing you all the best! Liz, Damien and Florence 😊
$42
Jacqui & Peter Vardos
Proud of you Will xx “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill.
$32
Leanne Aloe
$32
Kym Hooker
$32
Ahlam Ajaj
I’m praying for your son 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
$26
Niki Suba
$26
Alex Popovich
Hope he gets well soon love from Alex
$25
Harry Kay
Good on you, Will!
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Zak
Great work will! Happy to hear you’re doing it with your lid off too!
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Anonymous
$21
Ryan Hooker
Great cause, mate! Great news that Dante has made a full recovery! Funds are a bit low at the moment, mate but I'll give what I can
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Jeff Attridge
$21
Louise Massie
Hi Thomas, Sending massive positivity to you, your partner and Dante. Louise
$21
Bianca Caputo
$21
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