Today at work a collegue and I scanned a 9 yr old girls brain as she was having headaches
thinking this is just another routine scan that won't show any pathology relating to the headaches, we were astounded wen we saw a massive tumour taking up most of the kids cerebellum (a part of the brain)... The images we obtained were horrifying
So my point is life is short and fragile, make the most of it, have fun and don't sweat the small stuff and kitesurf whenever possible...
Is it something that can be sorted or is it too late???.
You have the hardest job in the world.
Last year i lost my mum she had a glastaoma cat 5 brain tumor[i cant spell it],she passed away in 6 weeks.I guess i was allwayz just waiting for the doctor to say she was going to be ok, but it never was!.Everyday i think about all the faces i saw in the hospital, walking the corridors of the hospital to see mum.I see every thing in a different way now.For me there is no tomoz just today and when that ends i will live the next day.Do it now, dont say next week or next month or next year,thought i would share this with yas ride on!!!!!!!!
It takes a very special person to devote their life to helping others.
Bless you kitegirl21
We need more people like you 
Sad story :(. Life needs to be lived in its essence, not chasing the unfulfillment of capital and money, which is why I quit my job yesterday because wind in Sydney is perfect for the first time all week. I'll see you guys out there at brighton!
Money doesn't make you happy and buying things you desire only leads to more desires.
The only way to be free is to leave it all.
I hope the girl ends up alright.
Appreciate more, desire less.
Thanks kitegirl, cheers for the wake up, we all get caught up in the day to day scheme o things
i have two kids and that made me cry, all the best to the family, thats not fair at all
Alot of charities support families in these situations by providing places to stay if they are from out of town, support and alot of little things to makes things a bit less stressful, if thats possible. One of these is Redkite please, please join in, give some money, sign up to help whatever you can.
Redkite are doing a downwinder on dec 5th in WA
Details here
Redkitesecure1.everydayhero.com.au/events/event_has_finished/1760
My page here to just donate,the first prize for the most donations is a tv which i will give to a local childrens ward.
secure1.everydayhero.com.au/hero_pages/view_posts/nigel_gibbs
Lifes short, enjoy
That story makes the hooked-unhooked, ckite v bridled seem like a load insignificant dribble. We gotta appriciate life and be thankfull for every day!! Life's short, so have fun.
Cant imagine if that happened to my anyone in my family.
Good Luck.
Always good to have the focus pulled back from one's own bellybutton to the bigger picture.
Good post KG.
I was tempted to say this when you first posted but it's pretty unproffesional posting that here. What if the parents were kiters and they logged on here?
They probably had to wait untill the next day or get another scan before the doctor dropped the news. Even if not seabreeze users they could inadvertantly stumble on your post googling symptoms etc
Also if there are any other sydney kiters who coincidently thhad a 9yo daughter having a scan i'm sure they would shxt themselves.
Heart was in the right place but you cant be so specific.
Lighten up FB - KG didn't say where she was located and i imagine there are dozens of radio/MRI clinics all over Sydney/NSW.
Better that she expressed some genuine emotion than ended up a jaded cynic like the rest of us.
Kitegirl i think your thread is a good wake up call. You can take allot in life for granted but reading things like your experience makes me look at my own kids and you realise just how lucky you are to have a healthy family. Finngerbang you need a dose of reality as i don't think any parent would have a problem with people discussing this and making people see that its a real and can happen to anyone. I am doing renovations for a lady in her late 30s at the moment who lost her husband 18 months ago to a Melanoma. She has 4 young boys to raise on her own. Enjoy every day and never take life for granted cause it could be one of us tomorrow.
Working with people in this situation although they maybe reserved or shy most are more than happy to talk about and have this spoken about if only to raise a small amount of awareness of change, research, funding etc.
Don't judge people on what they do it's why they do it.
Thanks for the great health promotion thread. Kiting or whatever makes you happy is the best cure to keep you going!
seize the day.....nothing better than that. if everyone could learn from someone's unexpected passing then there would proably be a lot more smiling.....charity...volunteering....less poverty....not so many people always trying to cut eachother down.
a friend's passing has inspired me to go for promotions which I was underqualified for...learn kiting..learn to surf.. book a cambodian holiday which consisted of some volunteer time...and soon take 6 months off to discover the world. People call me a frother but why the hell shouldn't i be so happy.
p.s. good work kitegirl....sometimes the things that are difficult to say mean the most, as you can see from people's reactions
