Raising Money, Raising Awareness, and raising Dust for Something that Matters

The night before Blake’s 30th birthday, he was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) — cancer on his tongue.

Today, a year later, Blake is cancer-free, which is incredible. But the road to get there involved major surgery, emotional tolls, and lifelong scars — some of which might have been avoided if it had been caught earlier.

Blake was unbelievably lucky. His dentist noticed something small that didn’t sit right and went above and beyond to follow it up — something he didn’t have to do. We’ll never stop being grateful for that. But if Blake and I had realised sooner that it could be cancer, or any serious illnes, things might have been different. It could’ve been treated months earlier. He might never have needed that surgery.

And that’s why we’re doing this.

Cancer doesn’t wait until you’re old. It hits young people too — when you’re meant to be invincible.

We want to raise awareness for young adult cancer, support life-saving research, and prove that you don’t need a $100K rig to do something bold and meaningful. This is about living life while we still can.

So we’re grabbing a budget rig and driving to one of the most beautiful locations in Australia. We’re going to have an adventure.

All donations will go directly to Cancer Council and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse — two organisations that made it possible for Blake and our family to get through to the other side.