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Greyhound and Girl for Suicide Awareness

  • August update 🐾🐾🐾

      5 September 2022
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    August was filled with lots of walking 41km again like July. We still don’t know the figures for youth suicide. I hoping to extend this challenge out to 2km for each statistic.

    Last month we didn’t do much exploring. This month of September I’m hoping to do more exploring. Such as the exhibition drive path and nihotupu dam track which I haven’t done in years.

    I’m also thinking of shaving my head? Thoughts? Yes or no. I’ve done it once before in winter so summer shouldn’t be as bad.

    Greyhound (Arthur) and girl (kayti) 🐾🤍

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  • One month down stats.

      5 August 2022
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    41km done for the month of July! I know this isn’t much but this is somewhat of a warm up month. Getting Arthur bears stamina up so we can do some longer walks.

    Since having Arthur I have been able to halt all self harming. This means that from May 15 2022 I haven’t engaged in any means of self injury. This is a big step in the positive direction. The first time since 2014ish that I finally able to say I have done it. It’s all down to Arthur with his unconditional love etc.

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  • Update- warm up km ✨

      28 June 2022

    Hi I’m @kayti_corkill , and alongside Arthur bear we will be walking the youth suicide stats of 2021. We will be raising money for I AM HOPE and Greyhounds as pets.

    Bit of a back story ✨✨

    In 2013 ish I was first outpatient with Marinoto (child and youth mental health services) I was diagnosed with Borderline personality disorder. Along came 2015 and I was still with marinoto but my eating and exercising was slowly going into eating disorder territory.

    In 2016 I moved to Waimarino (adult mental health) and was discharged in 2017(??).

    Things got bad and I was put into inpatient at Waitakere hospital a handful of times. That’s when my GP got me an appointment with the amazing Dr David Codyre. Who diagnosed me with autism and bipolar disorder. The years following that I was somewhat stable. Last year I went back to Waimarino after a another suicide attempt.

    Roll on May 15th 2022, and I brought home my Arthur bear. He has kept my mind busy and me safe. He gives me purpose. That’s where the fundraising idea was born. I wanted to give back to @greyhoundsaspetsnz as by allowing me to adopt Arthur they were saving my life. @iamhope_nz comes in as they do fantastic work for the rangtahi of Aotearoa. Their Initiative of free counselling is amazing and deserve all the support given.

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    • 28/06/2022 by Kylie Williams

      Is the donation part of the page open yet

    • 29/06/2022 by Kate Corkill

      Yes the donation part is open.