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Sarah Smith

Red Socks Challenge 2026

Help me reach my goal of $500

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My target 60 kms

My Red Socks Challenge for Kidney Health

People on dialysis spend around 60 hours every month connected to a machine.

This October, I have committed to the Red Socks Challenge, to stand with Australians living with kidney disease.  

I will be taking on 60km in October to honour the hours spent on dialysis - raising awareness and helping fund better care.

Please donate to support a better future for people with kidney disease.

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My Goal

$500

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My Achievements

Made a self donation First donation received Halfway to fundraising target Hit fundraising target Shared on social media Created a team Half way to KMs Reached KMs Goal Logged first fitness activity Created a Blog Post Fundraising Milestone Reward #1 Fundraising Milestone Reward #2 Fundraising Milestone Reward #3 Fundraising Milestone Reward #4 Fundraising Milestone Reward #5

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My journey

Monday 24th Aug
This year I have decided to do the red sock challenge again to help find an end to dialysis. 
I have been on dialysis for over two years, I stared the journey on Pd until peritonitis caused me to have a bowel perforation which then caused sepsis, with only a 20% chance of survival I  had a emergency surgery called a hartmans procedure and ended up with a stoma for 8 months while I was in hospital my lungs collapsed and I had to have painful drains to remove the fluid from my lungs, once I got past that I ended up with fluid on the heart. I remember finally breaking down and saying what next?   I spent three months in hospital All the while starting my life on hemo dialysis, my wonderful professor said to me once you can stand up on your own with out using your hands you can go home,  I practiced it all day until I could do it. I went from not being able to walk to walking the hallway all day.
The trauma of surgery and having a near death experience has left me with PTSD however I have been able to push past it and I had my fistula created last week so I can nearly say good bye to my Hickman line after two years.
Last year we raised as a team over $5000 this year I have a goal on my own to raise $500
Today I feel so much stronger although the fatigue will be a challenge to get in the kms I feel strong enough to push through it and help my kidney community ♥️❤️‍🩹
Much love 🥰 

Thank you to my Sponsors

$106.75

Tarlee Claxton

You’re kicking ass kidney sister 💪

$106.75

Simone Berry

Go team Sarah Smith

$106.75

Mandy

All the best Sarah ❤️

$106.75

Kim Davis

$106.75

Mairead Harney

Love yea pet 🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹🌹

$77.36

Janine Johnson

Best wishes Sarah

$55.95

Cazza

Go beautiful lady love you

$55.95

Peta & Peter Ginbey

So proud of you Sarah ~ you have shown such courage 🫶

$28.81

Tina Edmondson

Keep on, keeping on Sarah, and hopefully it will happen for you soon!

$23.81

Christine Eckhardt

Thinking of you Sarah.

$23.81

Cathie

You go girl! 👍🥰

$20

Ty Smith