A Geelong mum is trekking Nepal to raise awareness and funds for people with type one diabetes.
Type 1 Foundation chief executive Ange Liston-McCaughley will embark on a 12-day trek through Nepal from Saturday, March 16, to Wednesday, March 27.
Ms Liston-McCaughley said she felt “quite nervous about the whole experience” but wanted to show people living with type one diabetes or know someone who is that “anything’s possible”.
“I wouldn’t try something like this usually, so I thought it was a time in my life to try something that was super out of my comfort zone,” she said.
“It’s about raising awareness and funds for the foundation, but most importantly to show others like mums, women, and parents out there that you can do anything.
“I’m just going to soak it all in and enjoy every moment. I’m doing it with a group of others who are parents of type ones and one who lives with type one himself.”
Ms Liston-McCaughley said she hoped to inspire her daughter, who was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 9, that she could do anything she put her mind to.
“I’ve never left my four children before and I’ve definitely never left my daughter who has type one, even though she’s 19,” she said.
“I really hope to inspire her and just show her as well that having something like type one, it’s not going to hold you back, and you can do things like this yourself.”
Visit adventurenepal.com.au/adventures for more information about the Type 1 Foundation Nepal trek or type1foundation.com.au/t1f-donations to donate.
