In the midst of a premiership pursuit, the Lions have rallied round one among their very own for a trigger near their coronary heart.
Midfielder Jarrod Berry will pound the pavement in November to run a marathon in honour of his late mom, Jedda, who handed away in 2013 after a protracted battle with breast most cancers.
Five years in the past, Berry helped increase $60,000 for Brisbane Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) by shaving his head and this yr — on the tenth anniversary of Jedda’s passing — his aim is to honour her reminiscence another way.
“It’s not so much about the money this year it’s more about her legacy and what she left with all us three (Berry) boys and our two best mates,” Berry stated.
“We want to bring the community back together to celebrate some of the life lessons she taught us.
“Running a marathon personifies a few of those: resilience, hard work and grit – that’s why we’re doing it.
“BCNA Pink Lady were a massive support for our family when mum was going through that chemo battle so we’re really looking forward to bringing the community together and having some fun while doing it.”
Berry is a beloved participant and individual on the Lions and the membership has commonly labored with him to assist increase funds and consciousness for breast most cancers analysis.
Clutching Robertson’s ripped jumper on Tuesday, Berry revealed his fellow midfielder’s inspiration to seize the social media insanity that adopted his jumper being torn off through the spherical 23 conflict with Collingwood.
“Dev came to me the other day and obviously this (the torn jumper) is a big topic at the moment,” Berry stated.
“He asked if we’d auction it off and donate the money to (BCNA).
“(It was) pretty special by Dev (to do that) and I jumped at the opportunity.
“Firstly, a massive shout out to Dev and secondly, please get on board and try and raise some money for an awesome cause which is really close to me.”
Berry can have minimal time to correctly practice for the marathon – particularly if the Lions make it to the ultimate Saturday day in September – but it surely’s a hurdle he’s completely happy to deal with in reminiscence of mum.
“The lessons that mum taught us individually and as a community back in Horsham, we really wanted to touch on those and I reckon a marathon really touches on that,” he stated.
“She had a seven or eight-year battle with breast cancer, then spreading to her body and there was never once a complaint made.
“It was always ‘get on with the job; take the positives out of a negative situation’ and a marathon personifies that.”
Interested bidders can discover the public sale at galabid.com/lionshalloffame/objects.
The public sale closes 10pm Wednesday.
Originally revealed as Deven Robertson torn jumper: Brisbane Lions open public sale to boost funds for breast most cancers
Source: www.news.com.au
