Jade Chauntler

This one hits differently.

There are some causes you support because you believe in them.

And then there are the ones that hit you somewhere so deep that you don’t even have the words for it.

For me, kidney disease is one of those things.

Because this isn’t just a cause I’m supporting.

It’s part of my family.

My kids and I know what it’s like to live with kidney disease hanging around in the background. We know the appointments, the uncertainty, the questions, the worry and that horrible feeling of wishing you could take it away from the people you love most.

There is something different about watching your child go through something you can’t fix.

As a mum, your instinct is to protect them.

You want to take the pain.

You want to carry the fear.

You want to make it disappear.

And sometimes you simply can’t.

You just stand beside them and hope. ❤️

That is why this October means so much to me.

People living with kidney disease can spend around 60 hours every month connected to a dialysis machine.

Sixty hours.

So I’m taking on 60km throughout October for the Red Socks Challenge.

And honestly, I know there will be days when my body is tired. There will be days when my feet hurt, when I don’t feel like getting out there, and when 60km feels like a bloody long way.

But every time I want to stop, I’ll remind myself why I started.

Because my tired legs are temporary.

For someone sitting in that dialysis chair, those hours are their reality.

And for my kids, kidney disease isn’t just a word.

It’s something that has touched their lives.

That’s the part that gets me.

I’m not walking 60km because I want a medal.

I’m walking because I want to use my own two feet to do something for the people who spend so many hours unable to simply walk away from a machine.

I’m walking for my kids.

For the parents who sit beside their children and wish they could take it all away.

For the people who quietly battle every single day.

For the families who have had their lives changed by kidney disease.

And for a future where our kids have better treatment, better care and more hope.

So if you’re able to donate, even a small amount, please know that it means more to me than I can probably put into words.

Because this isn’t just a challenge.

This is personal.

And if walking 60km means I can help raise even a little more awareness, a little more support and a little more hope for people living with kidney disease…

Then I’ll put one foot in front of the other and keep going.

For my kids.
For my family.
For everyone fighting this battle.

60km.

One month.

One very personal reason to keep moving. ❤️🧦