In Mum’s Shoes - Emily runs RoundTheBays for Te Omanga Hospice

In March of 2024, we lost my beautiful Mum after a 4 and a half years living with cancer.

Te Omanga hospice stepped in in her final days to support us caring for Mum at home, allowing us spend her last days together as a family, in the comfort of her home, and pass peacefully in her own bed. We are so grateful what Te Omanga did for our family, completely free of charge, and I want to ensure that everyone else facing a difficult time like this gets the same opportunity. A day of care in Te Omanga hospice is estimated to cost around $1500, and none of this is ever passed on to the family of the patient.

After she passed, I inherited Mum’s barely used running shoes. On 16th February 2025, my 29th birthday, I’ll be running the 8.4K event in the Round The Bays event, in Mum’s shoes. I would love to raise $1500 to cover a day of care on 26th March, one year on from her passing. Any extra we raise will go directly to Te Omanga.

As I spend the summer training for the event, join me in raising funds for this incredible organisation that allowed us to care for Mum in her final days.

Read more about Te Omanga’s Days of Care programme here - https://www.teomanga.org.nz/support-us/days-of-care/