TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Fancy a day out at the polo? Page 7 Page 10 Preschool celebrates 40 years 233 Riccarton Road Phone 341 5419 “Easiest to find Denture Clinic in Christchurch” Jake’s new challenge Coast to Coast looms for cancer survivor • By Sophie Cornish AS A CHILD Jake Bailey was not the sporting type. But at 21-years-old, he is taking on the Coast to Coast next month. The cancer survivor made international headlines in 2015 with his gripping speech about his shock diagnosis as head boy of Christchurch Boys’ High School. Mr Bailey was told he had two weeks to live after finding out he had Burkitt’s Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, the fastest growing cancer known to man. During the Coast to Coast he will tackle the 160km cycle part of the event over two days, in a team with two old school friends, who will take on the kayak and run legs. Since beating his cancer and announcing he was in remission INSPIRATIONAL: Jake Bailey will be competing in the Coast to Coast after beating cancer. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN in January 2016, Mr Bailey has been working full-time as a public speaker. He has shared his story and what it taught him across almost 50 cities around the world. Now living on the Gold Coast, Mr Bailey is also the author What Cancer Taught Me and features in the documentary The Common Touch, which is about his cancer journey. He will return to Christchurch next month to compete in the event he calls “iconic” to Canterbury. As a young boy, Mr Bailey would go with his father to watch the end of the Coast to Coast. But he said he “never dreamed of taking part.” Mr Bailey’s close call with death has serve as his motivation for getting into endurance sport. “In both a practical sense, because it minimises my risk of relapse and makes sure my body is fit and in an emotional, mental and personal sense.” He said he’s developed an “obsession” in learning what his body is capable of. “Going through cancer treatment and seeing what my body could withstand, I have grown a fascination with what the body can do and putting mind over matter and having mental strength. That’s why endurance sport appeals to me, it’s a battle between your head and your body to push yourself.” Over the last four months, Mr Bailey has completed triathlon events, something which came as a shock to him as he could not swim more than 25m a year ago. “I did fairly poorly,” he said. “But I really enjoyed them.” Quail Island Adventures Get the kids into nature and head to Quail Island! A great day trip to a real island with a fascinating history, in the heart of Lyttelton Harbour. Just a 15 minute ferry ride from Lyttelton. Book the DOC hut to stay overnight (via DOC website). SCHEDULE FREQUENCY DEPART LYTTELTON DEPART QUAIL ISLAND Oct & Nov Daily 10.20am 3.30pm Dec – Mar Daily 10.20am, 12.20pm 12.30pm, 3.30pm Apr – Sep Weekends only 10.20am 3.30pm blackcat.co.nz book 0800 436 574 online CRUISES LYTTELTON & AKAROA ‘Under 5’s free on all trips, all year! FARE Adult $30 Child $15 BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Convenient Location We are located at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), parking available onsite Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $22 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm
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