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Jase's Cancer Journey

  • Ka aroha hoki

      22 August 2024
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    To all friends & family of the Husbands and Gordons,

    It is with heavy hearts that we are letting everyone know Jason passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospice on 20th August aged 33.

    Over the last month Jase's cancer spread aggressively - he was omitted to ED at Auckland hospital and transferred to Mercy Hospice at College Hill where he spent two weeks. He was fortunate to be visited by many close family and friends and upheld his sense of humor and bravery to the end.

    Much loved husband to Emma, son of Bill and Janice, brother of Sean and Anne, uncle to Maddy and Jonty. Emma's family, Susie and Edward Gordon, Henry, Simon, Ali and Wilfred, Zoe. Also loved by his extended whānau.

    We thank you for all the love, support and kindness you have shown Jason and family.

    A celebration of Jason’s life will be held at College Rifles rugby club at 1:00PM on Monday 26th August.

    We invite you to visit and add memories to the Tribute Page. We will continue to update this page with further details.

    https://www.online-tribute.com/JasonHusband

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  • Move for Wep and Health Update

      21 July 2024
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    Emma completely a marathon on the Gold Coast! 42km, she was fortunate to run alongside a friend Hazzy and together they avoided the mental pits of the long run and were still smiling at the end! Big shout out to the official support crew, led by the Goldsmid's, Susie (Emma’s mum), Molly and Parker. The day wouldn’t have happened without your support and it meant so much to us both that you could be there!

    Logan recently competed a 21km row on an erg at a packed night at College Rifles. Ably supported by mates to pace set - the big Log of wood set about the challenge and crushed it! No signs of the bad body which stopped him going pro from what I could see 😂😅. Thank you so much to all his team that got around and supported #WSYD

    Also, huge shout out to my sister in law and cousin who decided to run around and up Mt Eden as many times as they could to again raise awareness for the cause! Both absolutely crushed it - completing a combined 16x laps (Anne with 10), combing for over 50km in distance and 1000m in vert!

    Health update, after 6x rounds of the original chemotherapy, the primary tumour in my bowel had started to grow again. Hence, I have been put straight onto a new chemotherapy. The new chemotherapy side effects have hit me for 6 a bit... so have been laying very low the last few weeks! My body seems to be dealing with round 2 better than round 1, which is a positive!

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  • Appreciation Post #moveforwep

      5 June 2024
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    Over the last few weeks there have been some awesome initiatives happening organised by our incredibly supportive mates. ‘#moveforwep’ has taken on different shapes and forms. A few weekends ago friends and family laced up the boots in the mighty Hawkes Bay, Auckland, Wanaka, and Waihi beach to name a few! Globally we had friends running in London, Australia, Vietnam, Spain, Aus and even Fiji to support & contribute!

    It has been so inspiring and humbling for Emma and I to see it all come together. Friends running further than they ever have before, pregnant ladies joining the action, rowing machines whirring away, even a cheeky full marathon from 2x legends on rollerblades! Never knew our mates were so stacked with athletes!

    Last weekend the Taranaki Tennis community came together for a 32 pair winter tennis fundraiser. The day included face painting, kai, a fair few drinks and plenty of quality tennis! A big thank you to Luke and Will who brought the day together, Sean’s words on the action, “it was mean - couldn’t have asked for a better day”. Such an epic effort organising and I know how much it meant to all our whānau so thank you so much again!

    We also have Logan “no knees” O’Connell - embarking on a 21km row this Friday at College Rifles rugby club in Auckland. If you’re around we’d love to see you there - action starts at 6pm.

    Again, the way people have gone above and beyond has been unbelievable and we cannot thank you all enough 😎🥰

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  • Checking In

      17 May 2024
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    Kia Ora team, Jason and Emma checking in with a short update.

    Jason is now into his 5th of 6 chemotherapy cycles. He will have a final scan at the end of the 6th cycle and from here the next step will be confirmed based on the result from the scan. The hope is the cancer will have decreased enough to move into an ‘observation’ period where treatment can seize for a time.

    In the meantime, Jason and Emma have been lucky enough to be able to get out of Auckland in between treatments. Last cycle they managed to have 10 days away at the beautiful Coopers Beach! Pictured below - with Stella, the newest addition to the family, the trio managed to walk, swim and even get a bit of a tan during their time up in the winter less north!

    Currently the pair (and Stella) are on their way down to Hawkes Bay where a number of friends and whānau will be taking their place in the Hawkes Bay marathon, half marathon and 10km walk/run this Saturday. The support around the event has been amazing from so many both in NZ and abroad - good luck to everyone participating in some shape or form over the coming weeks!

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  • Overwhelmed with love and support <3

      20 April 2024

    Thank you to everyone who has contributed so generously to support Jase and Emma's fight! We're overwhelmed at the support being received from friends, family, businesses and extended network.

    As Jase heads into his 4th (of 6) chemo cycle this week we're stoked to share results from an interim scan have indicated that the tumors have been responding positively to treatment and appear to be reducing in size - we'll hold our breath for the results of the full screening at the end of the initial chemo cycle in 8 weeks.

    Shout out to the whanau for the MoveforWep mahi on Facebook/Instagram and the 1/2 marathons going on around the globe to fundraise and support J&E.

    Find out more details and signup on links below:

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558374032830

    https://www.instagram.com/moveforwep?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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