When her mum Leanne was diagnosed with an untreatable cancer, Sarah Fitzgerald quickly got to know all the services the Cancer Council has to offer.
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She's now set herself a challenge to walk 200 kilometres during September to raise awareness and money for the "underrated" organisation that's continued to help her and her family.
"My mum, two-and-a-half-years ago was diagnosed with an untreatable cancer, which meant that we knew eventually we wouldn't have her any longer," Ms Fitzgerald said.
"The Cancer Council owns a house in Orange where families of someone who is needing treatment can stay. We were lucky enough to be the first family to stay in the house which was pretty amazing. It's such a great thing for the Cancer Council were able to do for us."
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The Lionel and Joan Smith House provides home-away-from-home accommodation for patients and their families who are requiring treatment and live more than 100 kilometres away. The Fitzgeralds live in Dunedoo.
"We've also had some really amazing people over in Dubbo where Mum gets treatment. Maggie Collins works for the Cancer Council and she's an angel. She's been a huge support for us going through this," Ms Fitzgerald said.
"We didn't really know what was going on and she's been able to guide us in what we need to do."
To reach her target, Ms Fitzgerald has been aiming to reach at least seven kilometres every day. Her longest daily walk so far has been 12km.
"Once I got into the rhythm of going on walks I found it really easy to be able to continue walking. It's really nice to be able to get out and it's given me fresh air and some time to think because there are a lot of things going on at home, especially with Mum at the moment," she said.
Because she now lives in Canberra, Ms Fitzgerald said it had also been nice walking around Dunedoo and seeing the sites from where she had grown up.
When she decided to do the 200km walk for cancer, Ms Fitzgerald's goal was to raise $500. She met that target in the first three hours.
"I put it up to $1000 and within the next 24 hours I had raised $1000. So now I've raised to $1500 and I've almost met that goal, which is amazing," she said.
While her Mum doesn't know the full extent of her walks, Ms Fitzgerald said she knows she would be proud of what she's doing.
Donations can be made to Ms Fitzgerald's Walk for Cancer here.