Raising money in cosplay

Barbara Fox passed away peacefully due to cancer, her funeral is tomorrow and she asked for donations to the i98 Illawarra Convoy in Lieu of flowers.

"Hello, my name is Danielle Sole. I'm 56 years old and this is my story.
I was diagnosed in September 2024 by Professor EDMUND LAU from RPA RISPIRTIY CLINIC with a Disease called CTEPH, know as Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Upon diagnosis it was classified as Servere and INOPERABLE.
What this means it is a serious condition where un-dissolved blood clots turn into scar tissue inside the lung arteries.
This scar tissue blocks blood flow and raises blood pressure in the lungs, which strains the right side of the heart.
This also affects my heart know as Pulmonary Hypertension and left me with a High Risk of right side heart failure.
I became wheelchair bound within a year form being diagnosed and needed the use of a Oxygen Therapy 24/7.

This is a Rare Disease because sadly there is No Cure and early Detection is vital. My disease is classified under the World Health Organisation in 1 out of 5 Pulmonary Hypertension, CTEPH being RARE because there is no cure.
Sadly I Passed away on the 7th of Augast 2026.

Please HELP me Danielle Sole, raise awareness of this Disease because very early detection is crucial for extending your life.

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From being the trucker rolling down the mountain to support Illawarra families in need, to becoming the trucker who needed that support himself — this is Mitch’s story.
Mitch was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer, glioblastoma, on 17 June 2023. He was given just 14–18 months to live, yet he fought for 2 years and 6 months — a miracle in itself, powered by pure determination and a heart of gold.
Sadly Mitch passed on 15 December 2025.
Exactly one month before Mitch passed, his mobility and speech were gone. But his spirit wasn’t. All he wanted was to take one more roll down the mountain with his truck fleet family — and we made it happen. That day meant everything to him, and to us.
Even through unimaginable times for our own family, Mitch never stopped thinking of others who were hurting. That’s just who he was.
The Illawarra Convoy exists to support families facing the unthinkable — and now we want to give back in honour of our Mitchy. This convoy is his legacy — one that will continue to lead on, remind us who we are, and show the strength of our community.
We want to raise as much as we can for the Illawarra Convoy — for the families who need it most — and to always remember: we are the Illawarra.

KCDCB

Please help us with raising awareness about CTEPH in honour of Danielle who passed away on the 7th of August.

This is Danielle' story:
"Hello, my name is Danielle Sole. I'm 56 years old and this is my story.
I was diagnosed in September 2024 by Professor EDMUND LAU from RPA RISPIRTIY CLINIC with a Disease called CTEPH, know as Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Upon diagnosis it was classified as Severe and INOPERABLE.
What this means it is a serious condition where un-dissolved blood clots turn into scar tissue inside the lung arteries.
This scar tissue blocks blood flow and raises blood pressure in the lungs, which strains the right side of the heart.
This also affects my heart know as Pulmonary Hypertension and left me with a High Risk of right-side heart failure.
I became wheelchair bound within a year from being diagnosed and needed the use of an Oxygen Therapy 24/7.

This is a Rare Disease because sadly there is No Cure and early Detection is vital. My disease is classified under the World Health Organisation in 1 out of 5 Pulmonary Hypertension, CTEPH being RARE because there is no cure.
Sadly, I Passed away on the 7th of August 2026.

Please HELP me Danielle Sole, raise awareness of this Disease because very early detection is crucial for extending your life."

Rolling together. Rasing awareness. Keeping her legacy alive.

We are a family run Solar + Battery Company in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. We had a little one in Wollongong Hospital for a short period where we were able to experience first hand the incredible work Convoy do, so we wanted to give back!

NSWRFS volunteers supporting the great cause and getting on board for another year to go for lead truck. We would love to go bigger and better this year and who wouldn't love to see the NSWRFS fire trucks lead the Convoy in 2026 down the mountain.
Any donation no matter how big or small it is makes a difference and 100% of money raised goes to the i98 Convoy.

Together we have raised funds for our local community for 10 consecutive years with our community events and strive to raise as much as possible every year to give back to our community.