Luka's Journal
Our story of Luka's journey to fight cancer.
16,640km is the distance that Luka will travel between his home in Te Anau and Ronald McDonald House in Christchurch to complete his 16 months of treatment for stage four cancer.
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Take the challenge as an individual, with friends, family or workplace to contribute to Luka's team and support Ronald McDonald House.
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Challenge runs from 1st March - 31st March.
WALK
RUN
SWIM
BIKE
Every month, families from around New Zealand travel an average of 210km to get from their house to a Ronald McDonald House®.
In April 2022, Luka Pascoe (2 years old) was diagnosed with Stage Four Neuroblastoma Cancer, resulting in 16 months of intensive treatment at the Child Haematology and Oncology unit in Christchurch Hospital.
Ronald McDonald Christchurch has become Luka's home away from home (Te Anau), 640kms away.
By the end of Luka's treatment in August 2023, Luka's family would have taken a total of at least 26 one way trips between Te Anau and Christchurch for a total of 16,640km.
This March, we will be making a difference by walking, running, swimming or cycling 16,640km as a team while raising as much $$$ to support families with a child in a hospital away from home around New Zealand.
Without Ronald McDonald, life for Luka's family would have been even harder over the past year. This is our way of giving back to this amazing organisation and to the incredible people who have looked after Luka.