Waiting on the order now...

Well... it has been just over 3 months now... my hair is growing back... slowly lol :) I'm quite enjoying having short hair for the moment... so easy to care for & don't have to tie it up when it's windy hehe but I do get annoyed sometimes that all I can do with it is spike it up a little! Anyway... this is a pretty current pic of me from the 1st of Feb when my new nephew Jarrod was born :)

ATM I'm waiting to hear back from the PMHF when the new items arrive. They received all of your donations (thank you again everyone who supported me!) which came to a fantastic final tally of $2177.00 & we have ordered:

a Nellcor N-65 Handheld Pulse Oximeter:

and a Kangaroo 324 Enteral Feeding Pump:

They will each have a small plaque attached reading something along the lines of... "Donated by Rochelle Prestwidge & supporters 2007". There will also be a few dollars spare to go into the 3B ward kitty :)

Taelum & also it's still not too late to donate!

Me & Taelum:
The comment I most hear since the shave is "you have a nice shaped head" but I think that Taelum has a nicer shaped head than me!! This beautiful 9yo girl was diagnosed earlier this year with Ewings Carcinoma of her pelvis. Her Chemo makes her feel pretty yucky but She usually still has a smile for me :) We had to play around with her anti-emetics (nausea medications) & even though she still feels yucky with her Chemo, at least She isn't vomiting all the time anymore.


And yes it's true... It's still not too late to sponsor me!!!


I'm keeping all donations coming in in a high interest savings account for the entire month so that I will have the interest credited at the month turnover to add to the final count :) Not to mention I'm still waiting on a few of those pledges to come in!!!


Cuddles with Rachy:

Two baldies wandering the corridors of the ward (I was making the most of the opportunity for cuddles without being connected to any IV lines or feeding bags... a rarity) :)

It's done... I'm bald!

The morning of the shave... Mum had to get some pics of my hair b4 it came off lol









And ones from the back too :)













With Giac before the painting... he was already planning his attack lol











And with Ryan... he's a bit shy :)










The painting begins...














Wow... what colours!














Ryan in deep concentration... this is tricky work ;)






I tried to comp the paint out a bit but ended up toweling it & then brushing it through... that pulled out some hair... ouch!








Erin & Carol plaiting my hair before the big cut...










And the cut begins...













Giac showing off a plait lol :D












Captain Starlight interviewing me :)











And the clipping begins...











A bit of a reverse mowhawk to start off with ;)















... The finishing touches!











Giac thought he should reattach one of the plaits ;)











My first touch....











I was having fun :)











Smiles for the cameras :)











Do I look good in pink??











And it's over :)











Like the paint work?? Giac made sure he painted my scalp lol











Left side...











Right side...



































































































And the rest are all just muddling together lol

1 day to go!

Oh wow... it's less than 24hrs until I will be bald!

Thank you so much to everyone who has been so generous with your donations... all of 3B thanks you :) We have passed the goal of $1000.00 & I have revised it to $1600.00

Just a reminder... everyone is welcome to come watch & have a go at the clippers too if you like :)

1pm @ ward 3B, Level 3 PMH - hairspray colouring

2pm @ The Starlight Room, Level 7 PMH - shaving

& it's not too late to make or pledge your donation as I will be accepting up until Friday 16th November... can you help the tally reach $1600.00??

The first $1000.00 will be able to buy an oxygen monitor for the ward... we currently do not have a reliable functioning stand alone oxygen monitor & have to borrow one when required (annoying for everyone involved believe me!).

The second $600.00 will be able to buy a Kangaroo feeding pump... which seem to be in short supply on the ward at the moment as a high percentage of our kids end up on one at home & they are borrowed from the ward.

Less than 1 week to go!

Wow it's already less than 1 week left to go til the big day!

Thank you to everyone who has donated or pledged so far... the Tally has now passed half way to the goal :D A very special thank you to a certain couple of sponsors who have blown me away with their generosity... you know who you are! But Thank You to everyone... every $1 puts me closer to the goal!

A special Thank You to those sponsors who don't even live in the Perth area... you help prove that we are a global community & can help people no matter where they live! Sponsors have shown support not only from around PMH, around Perth, around Australia (NSW & QLD), but also London & Japan! Who else out there can help?

Addition to the program

Before the shaving I'm now going to have my hair spray painted different colours by kids on the ward so that some of the kids who cant leave the ward can still join in the fun!

Hairspray Hair Colouring
Where: Front of ward 3B, Level 3 Princess Margaret Hospital
When: Friday 2nd November 2007 @ 1pm

Hair Shaving & Televising over The Starlight Channel
Where: Megazone Starlight Room, Level 7 Princess Margaret Hospital
When:Friday 2nd November 2007 @ 2pm

It's Official

Yep... It's Official... Shave for the Kids is going ahead!

Where: Megazone Starlight Room, Level 7 Princess Margaret Hospital

When: Friday 2nd November 2007 @ 2pm


Everyone is welcome to come and watch and we will be televising on The Starlight Channel so anyone in the hospital can tune in!

Official shaver(s) have not yet been chosen so if you will be there and would like to have a turn I would love to hear from you!

1st update

Well it has been 1 day since I decided this was a genuine goer. This morning I spoke with Lesley Hooper - Fundraising Manager for PMH Foundation. At her request I have downloaded the PMHF fundraising Agreement which I have since filled in and will fax through to her from work this afternoon :) She says that I will have approval & tax receipt booklets & paperwork by this Tuesday (23rd Oct 2007).

I would like to have the shave done at either ward 3B or the Megazone so that anyone who wants to come along to watch or help shave me can come. I'm currently liaising with 3B manager to find out what is possible. If all falls through I will probably have it done at my place instead.

For anyone who can't make it I will be posting pictures & possibly video on here!