Tom Alli and Jane

How so many steps? GET A REFERRAL

Tuesday 24th Feb There are 3 of us doing the challenge, Tom, Alli and I.  Still not done.  If you have any of the following: prediabetes (or are diabetic), high blood pressure, high cholesterol, you smoke, are overweight, family history or you just feel like something is off, ASK your family Dr. for a referral.  I just got the all clear from 2 cardiologists and it's the best news given my dads history! Share

Feb. 10, 1986 & Jan. 1, 2016

Monday 9th Feb Tomorrow marks the day I lost my dad to a massive heart attack 40 years ago.  It's incredible how one can have such an impact on your life.  I think about this incredible man every single day.  I miss him.  He did not survive his heart attack; it was instant death.  Klaus had 11 years of scary medical issues, it started with blood clots in his legs, then TIAs and then he had a massive stroke and survived 5.5 years.  He wasn't able to speak and was paralyzed on his right side.  In addition, he had a perforated bowel which resulted in him having BRUTAL surgery and having to have 2 colostomy bags.  They were eventually reversed and those too were brutal surgeries.  He was in the hospital for 2 years.  He suffered tremendously but managed to come to terms with his disabilities and smiled every day.  In the end he had a cardiac arrest, we managed to resuscitate him, but he died 5 days later on January 1, 2016.   We donated 7 of his organs.  We miss him every day, his silent strength brought our family so much stability.  I am grateful to have Tom and Alli.  We have all struggled tremendously but we can now cope.  If you read this, thank you very much.  :'(   Love to all of you that have endured horrific scenarios like this. Share

How we're getting our steps in!

Wednesday 4th Feb First of all, thank you all so much for donating!   Our lives have been difficult since 2006 when Klaus first started having some issues with his heart!  It is genetic so my family is taking all the necessary precautions to remain healthy!    Tom and Alli both have smart watches that can detect aFIB and monitor this closely.   We're doing this challenge to honour Klaus.    The past 2 days we managed to walk 18 KMs between the 3 of us.   ❤️❤️❤️ Share