Walk for Kids with Cancer

I am walking for my beloved grandson Jesse. Team Jesse is back again. This is our 8th year. Our family and friends have walked in Jesse's memory since he passed away in 2019. Our darling little baby boy, forever young, loved forever.

I am walking for kids with cancer on Sunday 29 March 2026 for Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation (SCHF). Funds raised from Walk for Kids with Cancer will go directly to the frontline of children’s healthcare across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, including the Kids Cancer Centre at Randwick and the Cancer Centre for Children at Westmead.

Together we can help find answers to rare diseases like childhood cancer, faster ways to diagnose, support clinical trials, help build clinical and patient family-centered spaces in hospitals, and create positive patient experiences for kids and their families.

No child should ever go through cancer but those who do deserve our all.

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The Big Finish ,,,,

Sunday 29th Mar

Today the mighty TEAM JESSE walked to Manly. We had a fabulous team of 28 ... family and friends.

It was a perfect day .... the weather was kind and the TEAM embraced the day all completing the walk at their own pace.

Solly and I went to Manly and took up our position in the grandstand. We were the self appointed official cheer squad ... much to the amusement of the crowd there watching the cricket grand final! ... clearly wondering who this crazy lady and little person were scanning for our TEAM JESSE caps in the crowd and running down the stairs to clap and welcome our mob!

Tim and Aaron came in 4th and 5th completing the 30km in just over 4 hours !!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!

Mona was the second female to arrive home ... in the first 10 I think ... AMAZING !

Luchi and Alyssa made their debut and walked the final 10km with David.... they came in fresh and happy to do the 15km next year.

Tarley and Hina ran through the finish line fresh as a daisy ... oh to have youth on your side.

Leigh should not have been in the walk as he had a brick wall fall on him this week and injured his foot ... he made it with sheer determination and a lot of pain I think.... for the love of Jesse xxxx

Cameron and Shannon arrived to great fan fare as Cameron was the top fundraiser in the whole group of 938 walkers!!

Cam raised $20,633 for TEAM JESSE.

We all gathered and cheered on our TEAM as they arrived one by one ... finishing much later with Lani, Christine, Sarah and Bonnie who have a lovely day really stopping to smell the roses (or gum leaves!) ...and having several coffee stops along the way. We all approach the 'walk' differently.

As you know our goal and dream was to raise $13000 this year to take our grand total to $100,000 .... WELL ....

TEAM JESSE raised $35,855 .... I can't believe it!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for making TEAM JESSE sensational.... we couldn't do it without YOU xxxxxxxxxx

Now .... NEXT YEAR ...............

The end is near ....

Thursday 26th Mar

Hi TEAM, my beautiful people

TEAM JESSE will be walking this Sunday ... all the way to Manly!!

We have a mighty team and we have raised a mighty amount of money ... $34,450 !!!!!!

I can't believe it !

Every donation warms my heart ... every time I donate ... it warms my heart. Every time I donate I think ... that's Jesse's Christmas present ... that's Jesse's Easter present ... that's Jesse's birthday present ... that's what nannies do!! Right?

I hope you really believe me when I say '''THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart" ... EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR has made a huge difference to helping Kids with Cancer.

I am reading a beautiful book at the moment ..."The Last Poem" ... it is quite triggering for me. Jesse went to heaven over seven years ago now but he is in our lives everyday... he is with us.

Jesse would be proud of his TEAM... He will be cheering you on this Sunday.

To our walkers ....GO TEAM JESSE .... the mighty ones!

To our supporters ... cheer from the sidelines.

Big hug

Kris xx

WOW ... TEAM JESSE ... WHAT A TEAM!

Thursday 12th Mar

Hi Team

Have you seen TEAM JESSE ?????

WOW .... WOW .... WOW..... $29,140 ... I can't believe it!

Today was a first ... TRIPLE donation day! We will look out for that next year!

I am crying tears of joy for your constant support of TEAM JESSE ... thanks for keeping our little mans memory alive.

Cameron has been a force to reckon with this year and he is behind the raffle which has raised a lot of money to date. I will add the link ... good for footy fans ... no obligation ... just in case.

https://rafflelink.com.au/kidswithcancerraffle

Yay ,,,, GO TEAM JESSE ... a mighty TEAM

Huge love and hugs

Kris xxxxxx

The final chapter ...

Friday 27th Feb

Today .. The Spit to Manly ... DONE !

Oh gosh ... it wasn't fun!

School drop off ... Light rail to Wynyard ... then wait for the bus to The Spit!

40 minutes later it arrived !!!! (Bad Luck and annoying!)

I got to the Spit ... the bridge was up !!!! (Bad luck and annoying!)

Off I went into the bush ... it is SO beautiful ... lush and green and peaceful, just gorgeous! Little sprinkles of rain fell through the trees ... it was lovely ... AND THEN .... the little sprinkles turned into great dollops of rain !!!! (Bad luck and VERY annoying!!!) ... Yep ... soaked to the skin! Not a good look.

What could I do ??? Keep walking .... all the way to MANLY!

It was slow going, I gave up trying to avoid the muddles and in the end I just walked through them (Every kids dream but not really mine!!) ... very wet feet at the end! I couldn't do my usual 'many' stops for a rest as everything was wet and I couldn't sit anywhere!! Anyway I kept going all the way to Manly ... my walk is DONE !

I was VERY happy to finish!

Good Luck ... Ron was working at Manly and I got a lift back to the car which saved me the embarrassment of going on public transport looking like a drowned rat... Haha

On another note ... YOU are my champions xxxxx

Yesterday I received $3711.00 in donations ... thank you from the bottom of my heart ... You are ALL TEAM JESSE xxxx

Speaking of TEAM JESSE ... we are smashing our goal ... so far $17,805 WOW ... WOW ... and WOW !!!

ps. I 'might' walk a bit of the walk on the 29 March with Alyssa and Luchi ... their first time walking in The Team.

Money Money Money

Monday 23rd Feb

As most of you know this is our 8th year of what we call "Jesse's walk" ... The walk is to raise money for Kids Cancer research and research is not something I thought about much until it affects you personally ... and boy did it affect our family.

We will never forget our little Jesse Boy ... he is imbedded in our hearts forever. We had so much hope for him ... for his recovery ... he ran out of time! .... that cure never came.

Our family and friends have raised $87005.00 collectively to date ... WOW ... that's AMAZING!

THANK YOU SO MUCH ... every dollar added up... and we couldn't do it without YOU.

I hope you are as proud as we are ... you are TEAM JESSE and we are so grateful for your love and support.

Our target this year is to reach $100,000 and I know we will make it.

We are already more than half way there to raising the $13,000 we need so if you can spare a dollar I will love you forever.

I still have the final section to walk ... The Spit to Manly ... not sure when that will happen but don't worry ... I'll make it !!!!

Taronga Zoo to the Spit

Sunday 15th Feb

I can't believe I did this .... but the very next day after I did the Quay to the Zoo I decided I had to take a chance with the weather and keep going because it was MEANT to be cool again !!!! It wasn't ... it turned out very humid but too late now !!!

Another late start because the first ferry doesn't go until 8.52am but what can I do .... just enjoy the ferry ride!!

Hi-ho, hi-ho off I go. I love, love, love the walking poles. I really don't think I could do it without them!! Those giant steps are now more giant (I know, I know ... I'm shrinking!!!!) I took my time ... had lots of breaks ... lots of snacks ... lots of Kodak moments ... lots of memories .... lots of pain... that damn walk is hard!!! ... for me!

Anyway ... the humidity was NOT kind but I kept going ... 12.43km and 19,353 steps later I was so happy to see that bus coming down the hill at The Spit.

One more section to go ... The Spit to Manly.

I'm proud of what I have done ... it has been a pretty big effort but so far so good!

I haven't asked for any donations YET .... that's coming... so my dear family and friends be assured I DO the walk for Jesse and I will keep on going whilst I can ... he would have LOVED his nanny as much as I love him. xxxx

Let it all begin !!!

Sunday 15th Feb

As most of you know I don't do the walk on the day ... I do my walk prior so I can be available to 'babysit' and juggle the family so the rest of TEAM JESSE can walk on the actual day 29 March.

Also ... there is no way I could make 30km these days ....not with these little short legs!!

I break the walk up and usually do it over three separate days and that is my plan again. There is a slightly new course this year but I will just stick with the oldie ... starting at the Quay.

I have been nervous about starting as I haven't been doing a lot of walking lately ... the usual 'old lady' complaints ... sore hips ... sore knees and sore feet!!! Oh dear, who would have thought !!!

BUT I had to try for my Jesse Boy so after watching the weather like a hawk (I didn't want to get heat stroke like last year) and being time poor like most I had to have a free day and Friday was the day!!

I usually like to start very early but I had to do school drop off which made the start very late for me arriving at the quay about 9am ... Off I went ...a bit of self doubt crept in but I had decided just do what I can and pick it back up the next day ....over the bridge I went .. I made it ... then slowly , slowly, VERY slowly off I went to the zoo.

Tim had brought me some walking poles (because all my kids think I can't make it and tell me not to do it!!!!!) ... the poles were fantastic ... they helped enormously ... so I DID make it!!

I am very slow ... I have LOTS of stops (every nice spot I take a seat for a few minutes haha) and I had decided I was REALLY going to embrace the walk and REALLY admire our beautiful city and WOW it never disappoints. I love listening to all the accents as I walk along and I think how impressed these tourist must be ..... Sydney Harbour is pretty gorgeous!

I never forget why I am walking and I think of Jesse constantly... even after all these years I am still crying as I write this! Oh Little Jesse Boy .... our beautiful angel baby. If only there had of been a cure for you my darling boy..

Anyway my stop at Mosman Wharf cafe for coffee and a Portuguese tart is the best .... SO yummy. I have Jesse's face on a badge on my backpack and I look at that for inspiration to get up those damn hills that await and finally ... total joy ... I am on the ferry heading home !!

My beloved grandson Jesse

Wednesday 14th Jan

The walk is coming up and I am prepping myself for yet another challenge. A year older ... can I make it??

I will .... I will do it for my little Jesse Boy who never got a chance to grow a year older.

Kelko Construction are proud to match your donation today to change the future for kids diagnosed with cancer.

Jill Churches

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Kelko Construction

Kelko Construction are proud to match your donation today to change the future for kids diagnosed with cancer.

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What an amazing team/family effort. Enjoy the last part of your walk 👏

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Our Team

Lani Sierra Toro (C)

Raised so far:

$270.00

Kris Killorn

Raised so far:

$5,611.00

Jeremy Crain

Raised so far:

$246.00

Jeremiah Morris

Raised so far:

$500.00

Tim Killorn

Raised so far:

$1,000.00

Mona Killorn

Raised so far:

$60.00

Aaron Fermanis

Raised so far:

$30.00

Noah shanahan

Raised so far:

$70.00

Billy Telfer

Raised so far:

$430.00

Christine Anastasiadis

Raised so far:

$540.00

Sarah Hamad

Raised so far:

$50.00

Leigh Killorn

Raised so far:

$100.00

Nadia Ribeiro

David Sierra

Raised so far:

$100.00

$1,625.00

Natalie Trovato

Raised so far:

$1,725.00

$5,611

My Goal

$1,500

Select amount to donate

My Updates

The Big Finish ,,,,

The end is near ....

WOW ... TEAM JESSE ... WHAT A TEAM!

The final chapter ...

Money Money Money

Taronga Zoo to the Spit

Let it all begin !!!

My beloved grandson Jesse

Thank you to my Sponsors

Carnival Cruise Line Australia

Kris Killorn

Kathryn Parks

Kelko Construction

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Heartland Motors

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Kelko Construction

Cathy Kerr

Adrian Yee

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Kelko Construction

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Di

Carol Hutchison

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Kelko Construction

Tanja

Trev And Ayden Yee

Anne Nolan

Carnival Cruise Line Australia

Jill Churches

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Kerry Barton

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Christine Bain

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Kris Killorn

Suzanne Gorman

Anonymous

Kelko Construction

Rhonda Kinkead

Kelko Construction

Michelle Brennan

Kelko Construction

Danielle Roth

Leonie Burr

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Heartland Motors

Lynne Greene

Anonymous

Our Team

Lani Sierra Toro (C)

$270.00

Kris Killorn

$5,611.00

Jeremy Crain

$246.00

Jeremiah Morris

$500.00

Tim Killorn

$1,000.00

Mona Killorn

$60.00

Aaron Fermanis

$30.00

Noah shanahan

$70.00

Billy Telfer

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