Northern Advocate
  • Northern Advocate home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Property
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings

Locations

  • Far North
  • Kaitaia
  • Kaikohe
  • Bay of Islands
  • Whangārei
  • Kaipara
  • Mangawhai
  • Dargaville

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whangārei
  • Dargaville

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Northern Advocate

Daughter in Relay for Life for cancer survivor mum

By Hannah Norton
Northern Advocate·
28 Feb, 2013 07:46 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Ivy Wade is a survivor.

A year ago, she had her lymph nodes removed, after cancer travelled from a melanoma on her lower back. That's not been her only melanoma - she's had five.

The cancer in her lymph nodes was discovered when one of her breasts was removed in 2010 due to breast cancer. But she's alive and in remission - and that's what she'll be celebrating at this year's Relay for Life.

``To see all the people at Relay - you realise that you are one of the lucky ones,'' she said.

Relay for Life is a annual team 24 hour memorial walk to raise funds for the Cancer Society.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Last year, Ivy and her daughter, Chrissie Bradley, walked the first lap _ called the survivor's lap _ together, which Chrissie described as ``just so wonderful _ exciting and vibrant''.

``It's the courage of the event - it's a real togetherness,'' Ivy explained.

``Some people came with their zimmerframes and did it.''

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

``To me, it's something really, really worthwhile. I don't cry for me I cry for everyone else.''

``But there's not one person down there saying `poor me'.''

This year, Ivy plans to also walk the last lap, and Chrissie has entered a team into the event called Kauri Kruzers, comprising fellow workmates and one parent from Kaurihohore Primary School.

It's Chrissie's tribute to her mother's courage, she said. ``She fought it [the cancer] the whole way through.''

Ivy was the first in the family to get cancer. ``But I managed to get the entire family's share,'' Ivy said.

It will also be a tribute in memory of Chrissie's good friend, 32-year-old Jaime Taylor, who passed away less than a month ago from breast cancer.

``The courage that girl had was amazing, really amazing,'' Ivy said.

Both Ivy and the Kauri Kruzers will be sure to don their hats during the daylight hours of the walk.

``I've had a total of five melanoma now and I definitely put it down to sun exposure - we just weren't aware of wearing hats and sunblock in my time,'' Ivy said. ``And the worst thing is that melanoma can spread - it turns into a traveller cancer,'' she said.

She wants to participate in the Relay to also raise awareness of sun protection.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

``Always wear your hats and sunscreen.''

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

'Will it take someone to die?': 85yo's fears after home demolished by airborne car

Northern Advocate

'Economic growth is key': Luxon discusses Northland's potential with iwi

Northern Advocate

Northland businesses unite for CCTV initiative to combat crime


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Northern Advocate

'Will it take someone to die?': 85yo's fears after home demolished by airborne car
Northern Advocate

'Will it take someone to die?': 85yo's fears after home demolished by airborne car

A former occupant says it's the third time the house has been hit by a car

17 Jul 05:00 PM
'Economic growth is key': Luxon discusses Northland's potential with iwi
Northern Advocate

'Economic growth is key': Luxon discusses Northland's potential with iwi

17 Jul 06:02 AM
Northland businesses unite for CCTV initiative to combat crime
Northern Advocate

Northland businesses unite for CCTV initiative to combat crime

17 Jul 04:00 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • The Northern Advocate e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Northern Advocate
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The Northern Advocate
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP