The Happy Walk on Hold

Hi,

For anyone following The Happy Walk around Australia it is on hold for an indefinite period of time, hopefully not long.

I have been walking with fibroids (uterine tumours [usually benign]) for 6 years without too much trouble but in the last few months they have grown so large they are playing havoc with my hip, spine, bowels and menstruation. I can't walk upright without anti-inflamatories, pain killers and walking poles.

As I can't get private health insurance (suicide record) and am on a disability pension I will be waiting inline and have no idea how long that will be, the local hospital has an average 12 month waiting list for this surgery so I desperately hope for my health and for the walk I am fast tracked.

There will be one more blog to get up to date with The Happy Walk progress before it all goes quiet until I have fully recovered and am back on the road.

Thank you everyone for all your fantastic support, support for depression awareness, suicide prevention, Lifeline and moral support as I walk.

I'll let you know when I return to Creswick to start walking again but in the meantime I will have updates including mental health awareness links on The Happy Walk facebook page (not gonna let a few tumours stop me from helping people get better).

Cheers
Terra