Jayden's Run to BC Children's Hospital
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Hello! My name is Jayden Lee, I am 22 years old from Chilliwack, British Columbia.
On October 2nd 2021 I will be running from Chilliwack, to BC Childen’s Hospital in Vancouver, a total of 107km, to raise money for the hospital. I chose to do this run because BC Children’s Hospital has a special place in my heart as I was a patient there in my teens. On January 28th 2015 I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and started my 3.5 long journey with Cancer and Chemotherapy.
As crazy as it sounds, having cancer was the best thing that could have happened to me. My experience gave me a whole new appreciation for life, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it. Since finishing chemo I’ve realized there is so much more to life than what I had originally thought. The journey made me thankful for the small things people take for granted each day like the outdoors, after being in a hospital room for weeks with no windows. Thankful for my immune system, after having to go out always wearing a mask before covid was a thing. Thankful for being able to go school, after being stuck in a hospital bed wishing I was there with all my friends. Thankful for hair, after mine fell out. Thankful for food, after having zero appetite. And finally thankful to be able to wake up and live another day. Whenever I am having a bad day, or I’m upset about something I look back and think of those times and tell myself to start focusing on how great I truly have it right now. There are kids in the hospital right now, thinking those same thoughts, and thats what this run is about. Showing them that tough situations don’t last long, tough people do!
I want to share my story to help encourage others to not only set goals for themselves, but that we can do anything we put our mind to, make change, and be better. I want to do that, and I am going to do that.
Therefore, On October 2nd 2021, I am going to be running from Chilliwack to BC Children’s Hospital. My goal is to raise $121,000 to donate to BC Children’s Hospital. My good friend Cameron Van Klei will be joining me on my run, and with support from my family, friends and my whole Century 21 family. So follow along our journey as we run to the place that saved my life and so many others!
On October 2nd 2021 I will be running from Chilliwack, to BC Childen’s Hospital in Vancouver, a total of 107km, to raise money for the hospital. I chose to do this run because BC Children’s Hospital has a special place in my heart as I was a patient there in my teens. On January 28th 2015 I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and started my 3.5 long journey with Cancer and Chemotherapy.
As crazy as it sounds, having cancer was the best thing that could have happened to me. My experience gave me a whole new appreciation for life, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it. Since finishing chemo I’ve realized there is so much more to life than what I had originally thought. The journey made me thankful for the small things people take for granted each day like the outdoors, after being in a hospital room for weeks with no windows. Thankful for my immune system, after having to go out always wearing a mask before covid was a thing. Thankful for being able to go school, after being stuck in a hospital bed wishing I was there with all my friends. Thankful for hair, after mine fell out. Thankful for food, after having zero appetite. And finally thankful to be able to wake up and live another day. Whenever I am having a bad day, or I’m upset about something I look back and think of those times and tell myself to start focusing on how great I truly have it right now. There are kids in the hospital right now, thinking those same thoughts, and thats what this run is about. Showing them that tough situations don’t last long, tough people do!
I want to share my story to help encourage others to not only set goals for themselves, but that we can do anything we put our mind to, make change, and be better. I want to do that, and I am going to do that.
Therefore, On October 2nd 2021, I am going to be running from Chilliwack to BC Children’s Hospital. My goal is to raise $121,000 to donate to BC Children’s Hospital. My good friend Cameron Van Klei will be joining me on my run, and with support from my family, friends and my whole Century 21 family. So follow along our journey as we run to the place that saved my life and so many others!
Organizer
Jayden Lee
Organizer
Chilliwack, BC