My name is Reece , I'm from the Central Coast of Nsw.
I'm 26 years old and this year I have packed away the razor and hair clippers.
My Dad Geoff was my best mate, a genuine guy.
He was a smart man, had a great sense of humour and loved his family.
Dad was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer in early 2012.
It was a shock for everyone.
Your Dad is like a super hero, un breakable, the guy who made you feel safe when you had nightmares as a child.
The guy who gave you advise when you were growing up and always had the answer for whatever life threw at you.
You go through life seeing ad's on T.V about cancer and stubbornly tell yourself that it's one of those things that won't happen to those you love.
The reality is it affects 1 in 2 people.
Dad battled hard, showed a strong fighting side and kept a positive attitude toward his future.
On the 8th of April 2013 he passed away.
At the end of 2012 a couple of mad mates and I had an idea to grow our beards for the whole of 2013.
Later realising we could raise money for the cancer council all by simply growing whatever beard we could muster.
The rules were simple. Don't shave.
I have taken it one step further and have given up hair-cuts for 2013 also.
I hope in the not too distant future that rare cancers have better treatment and better survival rates, and that one day they will effect less people.
Donating is a great way to getting closer to these hopes of mine.
Donations can be made here http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/DYT13Reeko and are greatly appreciated.
For more pics of us ugly buggers see https://www.facebook.com/YearOfTheBeard2013?ref=stream
We are having a big shave off at the Haven, Terrigal nsw on New Years Day 2014.
Here is a before and after pic.
Thanks Everyone!
I'm 26 years old and this year I have packed away the razor and hair clippers.
My Dad Geoff was my best mate, a genuine guy.
He was a smart man, had a great sense of humour and loved his family.
Dad was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer in early 2012.
It was a shock for everyone.
Your Dad is like a super hero, un breakable, the guy who made you feel safe when you had nightmares as a child.
The guy who gave you advise when you were growing up and always had the answer for whatever life threw at you.
You go through life seeing ad's on T.V about cancer and stubbornly tell yourself that it's one of those things that won't happen to those you love.
The reality is it affects 1 in 2 people.
Dad battled hard, showed a strong fighting side and kept a positive attitude toward his future.
On the 8th of April 2013 he passed away.
At the end of 2012 a couple of mad mates and I had an idea to grow our beards for the whole of 2013.
Later realising we could raise money for the cancer council all by simply growing whatever beard we could muster.
The rules were simple. Don't shave.
I have taken it one step further and have given up hair-cuts for 2013 also.
I hope in the not too distant future that rare cancers have better treatment and better survival rates, and that one day they will effect less people.
Donating is a great way to getting closer to these hopes of mine.
Donations can be made here http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/DYT13Reeko and are greatly appreciated.
For more pics of us ugly buggers see https://www.facebook.com/YearOfTheBeard2013?ref=stream
We are having a big shave off at the Haven, Terrigal nsw on New Years Day 2014.
Here is a before and after pic.
Thanks Everyone!
