The annual Mitre 10 Mega Walk is back this Sunday, helping people like Caitlin Jamieson get continued support from CanTeen Hawke's Bay.
The event has supported CanTeen for six years and has raised more than $100,000.
Caitlin was diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a rare bone marrow disease, in 2014, after her brother was diagnosed in 2012.
She said CanTeen had been there for her and her brother since day one.
"The staff are amazingly supportive, helping me talk through anything and coming up with solutions to certain things. CanTeen have also helped show me that what I'm going through is normal, although it isn't most people's idea of normal."