70 {Jarrad Bolton} From stage 4 melanoma to a 660km run

Cancer is an enormous challenge that many of us, or our loved ones may encounter.But somehow a lot of us are still unaware of what is involved in the recovery journey.And for Australians, an alarming number of us are unaware of the journey with Melanoma in particular.In 2019 Jarrad Bolton’s life was changed forever when he was given a stage 4 Melanoma diagnosis.Since then he has gone through an incredible journey to remission and then the insane journey to become an ultra distance runner to run the 660 km’s of the Gibb River RunIn this episode Jarrad shares:-      What happened when he found out it had stage 4 melanoma-      The experience of being on a 5 year trial-      How it felt being part of the melanoma community-      Why the hardest part was not being able to provide for his family-      The experience of taking part in the 660km run-      Why his dad is his biggest hero-      Why his biggest take away is to not be afraid and just try thingsKey Quotes“It’s so easy to get caught up in life, life’s hard…but you have to just enjoy it.”“Knowing I couldn’t provide for the family, that was probably the hardest part.”“Without even knowing you become a bit of an inspiration to the outside world.”More about JarradYou can watch the documentary about his journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlN7_hgwtwoTo help donate to Jarrad’s go fundme you can do so here: https://diy.melanoma.org.au/page/JarradBoltonOr follow him on social mediaInstagram: @bolts88You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.