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25.01.2022 We have had two more cakes in the last week! Jackley's Bakehouse do such a great job! Dale Jackley brings Nate so much joy!
25.01.2022 Nate is still surprising everyone daily with his determination to keep living in the moment. While it’s not so easy anymore, there are highs in each day. There is evidence now of the regrowth of the tumour which is really hard for his family to see ... but they are continuing to choose joy while they have the opportunity to spend quality time with Nate.
23.01.2022 Cake today.... just because! Thanks Jackley’s Bakehouse. Made Nate’s day.
23.01.2022 Beautiful Georgia and Jess have gone Grey this May in honour and memory of their little brother Nate. Nate was a true warrior and he is dearly missed. Thank you girls xx
22.01.2022 Nate’s family is very sad to hear of Milli passing away from brain cancer too. We met her in Sydney as she was also one of Charlie Teo’s patients. In fact her and Nate had surgery within a day of each other in April last year. Charlie gave her far more time as well. Such a beautiful girl she was now in heaven with Nate. Brain cancer kills more children every year then any other disease
22.01.2022 A short update from Katie ...
22.01.2022 Nate for the first time in his life wanted a hair cut and he wanted me to do it. So I got out the clippers and did it! He looks wayyyyy too cute! Health wise we are still on steroids and taking each day at a time. He has many happy moments each day and is very spoilt by everyone.
21.01.2022 Yesterday Nate’s family had a beautiful private ceremony and meal to celebrate his life together, with balloons and all his favourite things. As a family they have now had their farewell and will advise about a public memorial later on next year. At this stage we will be keeping the GoFundMe page open for anyone who would like to help Katie and the girls especially over this holiday period, as they take the time to process everything that has happened over the last couple of ...years. They will be looking at ways that they can honour Nate’s memory after that and will share details as that evolves. As you can imagine the family have been inundated with messages, comments, texts over this last week and feel blessed by the overwhelming love that they have been shown by people near and far. Please understand that there is no way at this point that they are able to respond to them all as much as Katie would like to! We have set up a separate email address where you can send messages of love and support to Katie and the girls or share memories of Nate or ways he has inspired you, and when they are ready they can take the time to read them. We hope to put many of the messages in a memory book along with photos of Nate, as a gift to Katie at a later date. If you would like to send a message to be included, the email address is [email protected] https://www.gofundme.com/f/xv7hc-nates-mates
20.01.2022 Thank you to all the followers on Nate’s page! We will post some amazing photos tonight of the fun he has been having this week!
20.01.2022 Lovely to see Nate’s life honoured in our local paper
20.01.2022 Nate was featured on the Charlie Teo Foundation page today Always a superhero in our eyes!!
19.01.2022 Nate is continuing to love life and be happy! He constantly reminds me to enjoy each moment with his zest for life. We went to Coles to do groceries today and he stopped to admire how cute the cat was on the kitty litter packet and then said he wanted me to take a photo with him beside the picture of the cat. I hesitated at first thinking haha that’s strange but then thought well why not. So here is the photo. It made me reflect on the simple things that bring joy to him. We are also loving that the playgrounds are open again. We have been twice this week already.
18.01.2022 Nate received an early birthday present this week ... this bike which he absolutely loves and won’t share with anyone! His 4th birthday is next Friday, a milestone we never imagined we would see. Unfortunately though over the last 24 hours or so, Nate has shown symptoms that are causing some concern. At the moment he is still happy and enjoying life as you can see ... and we hope to give you a clearer idea of what’s going on next week.... Continue to keep us in your prayers.
18.01.2022 Just an update on Nate. He is feeling great and he’s happy as can be! He had that little set back a couple of weeks ago but has been enjoying himself again and going non stop! Thought I’d post some fun facts about Nate: He can run 50m non stop! We discovered that today.... He can jump really high on the trampoline. He loves paw patrol, toy story and superhero’s. He loves pumpkin soup, bananas, vegemite, green jelly and milk bottle lollies! He’s gentle, kind hearted and shy but bossy! His sisters and cousins are his best friends. And he has the most beautiful blue eyes! Enjoy your weekend everyone and thanks for following his journey with brain cancer.
16.01.2022 Raylene Srhoj and Rays Style Boutique will be at the Rotary FNQ Field Days this week selling cookies and raising money for our Nate’s Mates ‘Challenge Yourself with Charlie’ fundraiser Pop along and say hello
16.01.2022 We are all ready and here until 12pm Come down to the Mareeba Markets. All proceeds going towards brain cancer and the Charlie Teo Foundation in memory of Nate Moule
15.01.2022 == Raffle Time!!! == Nate’s Mates has challenged themselves to raise $5,000 this ‘Challenge Youself with Charlie’ month, raising funds for brain cancer research, a cause very close to our hearts. Over the weekend Katie shared within our local community that there would be some 100 boards at our local Nextra to raise some more money for the Charlie Teo Foundation, due to some generous prizes that had been donated.... Since then a few more people have donated items for us to give away as prizes, so in addition to the 100 boards we will be holding a raffle to be drawn on Saturday 29th May. As we put the final details together and get raffle tickets available to purchase, if you would like to donate any items to add to our prize list please let us know by the end of Sunday 23rd May! Many thanks in advance
14.01.2022 Everyday with my baby is a miracle. I’m Tired as this steroid he’s currently on makes him wake up every hour each night but I wouldn’t change a thing. Enjoying each moment as tired as I am. Thanks for all the messages I have had in the last week. Offers of holidays and more presents sent our way. So many blessings! I was reluctant to share this photo but it’s real and beautiful at the same time.
12.01.2022 A beautiful local family from near where we live. So Heartbreaking. Childhood cancer is such a Difficult journey. keep Missy’s family in your thoughts and prayers and hug your kids a little tighter.
11.01.2022 Tonight Katie and Nate will be one of the special guests joining Charlie Teo for this Live Facebook 'fundraising hour of power'! It starts at 7pm AEST ... you can even set a reminder on Facebook so you don't miss it! ;)
11.01.2022 It's hard to believe it's been four weeks today since Nate went to heaven. I thought I would share a bit about his death and what the last month has looked like... for us. I didn't realise death could be so beautiful until I watched Nate die. Nate and I shared the most beautiful connection that I often knew what he needed just from my instincts. I knew that day on the 15th of December that it was time for hospital and I was grateful for the three paramedics that day that helped us. When we got into the hospital we were met by the doctor who had resuscitated him at three days old. I already had a great trust for her and we had also shared tears together when she found out he had terminal brain cancer. Looking back now it was like the day was all planned out in perfect timing. And I still can't help but have a little smile when I think back that after just 6 hours from arrival at hospital he quietly slipped away. No seizures or noisy breathing as the oncology nurses had prepared me for. My dad was yet to arrive at the hospital as he was driving back from delivering fuel in cooktown and not long after he arrived Nate took a few short breaths and then just quietly left this earth for heaven. The girls both got to go up to his ear and whisper their final goodbyes to him and the pictures I have of that are priceless. I will always be so proud we cared for him so well at home for as long as we did. Nate loved home and mummy's bed. He was so courageous in his fight and he never complained. He amazed all his doctors with how long he actually looked so well for even after 6 brain surgeries and radiation he never actually looked sick apart from being bald for a bit after radiation. He was the longest surviving child in Australia with his tumour. In the last couple of months of his life the brain cancer stole some of his functions and the dexamethasone which bought us great quality time at first then also stole his body with side affects. But we could still make him happy. He still found joy in such small things. He got presents everyday from all my family and we all put so much into making sure he was so happy. He really was such a delightful little boy. When I look back at my photos he was still so happy up until about 10 days before he died. It was amazing how he just adjusted to life. He would always tell me I was his best friend. The grief we are experiencing from our profound loss is really hard some days and there is such a big hole in our lives. Nate should have been starting school this year. We try to not let our grief make us victims. I try not to look back and be mad at how long it took to find his brain tumour. We try not to be angry at life and everything around us. We are trying to make friends with our grief, even on the hard days because it will always be a part of us. Jessie is busy making albums with photos of him and does little collages and Georgia has decided to study nursing as she starts her final year of high school. What a wonderful nurse I think she'll make. I've spoken to the girls about Nates death and their feelings. They don't associate it with trauma, they are grieving like us but they aren't traumatised from his death. We are all learning that this pain we carry and the joy for our future lives will be able to walk alongside each other. We will continue to try to honour our promise to Nate of living brave and strong. We get relief knowing he is happy in heaven and our goodbye to him on earth wasn’t the end. Thanks for the many many messages over the last month. I know I haven't responded to them all. I hope in some way Nates story has encouraged people to live a little braver or to be kinder to one another or to love more. This is one of my favourite photos of Nate and I. It was just when the dexamethasone started to change his face shape. It was such a happy day. He loved feeding the ducks at the lake.
07.01.2022 Hi all Sorry we haven’t updated lately. It has been pretty full on caring for Nate. We just enjoy each day and make sure he’s happy as can be! This is a photo from two weeks ago when he was sent a present in the mail.
07.01.2022 Nate’s stable at the moment and we have weaned the steroids right down. He’s enjoying life and reminding us all to live happy! He picks me flowers and is such a sweet special boy. He continues to find happiness in such small things! He is such a blessing to us all! Live like Nate everyone and find pleasures in life! Even if some days that means looking a little harder!
06.01.2022 As promised ... just a few photos to give you a glimpse of an amazing 4th birthday for our little miracle boy Lots of cake, lots of presents and lots of fun
06.01.2022 Nate has made it into the local newspaper once again
04.01.2022 Nate’s Fishing Success
04.01.2022 Nate has had a week of ups and downs but the family were able to take advantage of a gift they were given this weekend, of a short break at the beach which was much needed by all
04.01.2022 Happy New Year to all the people who support us and followed Nate’s page Thank you for supporting us and I hope you have found encouragement in our journey
03.01.2022 A couple of weeks ago Katie was approached by Elliott Lovejoy from Triple M Cairns who asked how they were going and if there was anything he could do to help. Little did she realize how much he would go out of his way to spoil the whole family for Christmas. Take a listen to this segment from today’s show. How blessed they will be after such a tough few years.
03.01.2022 If you missed the live Charlie Teo show last night you can go back and watch it through the Charlie Teo Facebook page. Nate and I are on in the first 10 minutes. I was really honoured to have been asked to go on the show. Public speaking is not my thing especially being live in front of so many people watching. The one factor with any tumour like Nate’s that makes a big difference to their survival is surgery. Charlie has given Nate so much more time with his aggressive surgeries and his foundation is amazing. I am grateful for all the medical professionals in our little town who help Nate but the quality time that Charlie has given my family with Nate through his surgeries is something that I will always treasure. I know I’ll help the Charlie Teo Foundation as much as I can over the coming years.
03.01.2022 September is childhood cancer awareness month. I thought I would share about Nate’s journey. Nate came into the world on the 12th of June 2016. He was such a blessing. I knew something wasn’t right with him after I took him home but was reassured he was fine. I knew one morning that he was definitely not ok and I took him to hospital where 10 minutes later he stopped breathing from a hypoglycaemic seizure. He was only a few days old. I watched them resuscitate him for what ...seemed like hours and I will be forever grateful to the lovely Dr and nurse that day. Nate recovered miraculously from that after a week in hospital. Then when he was about one and a half he started suffering from some absent seizures and having difficulty with solid foods and a few other issues and he had a head that was very large. An MRI in February 2018 revealed a small lesion in his brain. All the reports came back that it was nothing and to follow up a scan later. He continued to have issues and then had a big seizure in June 2018 the day before his second birthday. I knew my little boy had something wrong but we were dismissed and I guess brain cancer is rare. Until it’s you. Then it doesn’t feel rare. He had his follow up MRI eventually in October 2018. The 31st and that date will stay with me as it was such a traumatic day. To be led to a little room and told your child has a tumour the size of a match box car in his brain was a nightmare especially when I had tried hard to get answers on why Nate was not right. It felt like a nightmare. Then the events followed ... brain surgery and incurable brain cancer. I will always feel that I should have pushed harder in 2018 for Nate. I will always wonder what the outcome would have been had we gone to Charlie with the small tumour instead of a massive one. I am so grateful for all Dr Charlie Teo has done for us with the brain surgeries, as we have had far more time than some families get. Sometimes I get angry about the journey to diagnosis and what we went through and lately I’ve had to really work hard on not being bitter as it’s hard watching your child not himself. This post is definitely not intended to be a blame or shame post. It’s about raising awareness and if you think there is something wrong with your child to push harder and follow your heart. In our case Nates past resuscitation was blamed for his seizures and problems he was having. I knew in my heart that wasn’t the case but I trusted in what I was being told. It’s such a weird crazy feeling to know something isn’t right with your child but to not be believed. A health update on Nate..... we are just enjoying each day with him. He was so happy to fill his ooshie container!
03.01.2022 We have been carrying out various different fundraising activities this month for the Charlie Teo Foundation! This Saturday is our final event at the Mareeba Markets! We’d love for you to come along, say hello and support us!
01.01.2022 Hi I just thought I’d do an update on Nate. He’s doing great and still living his best life. I also wanted to say thanks to all the people who post Nate cards and gifts. It’s extremely humbling and thank you to everyone who watched Nate and I on Charlie Teo live last week. And to all the people who donated to the Charlie Teo Foundation for the event. I’ve just added two cheeky photos from this week. Katie
01.01.2022 It has been exactly a week since my family and I watched Nate take his last breath. We survived this week. It’s been really strange having so many feelings all... at once. Feeling grief, relief, happiness for how beautiful his death was, exhaustion, immense pain for how much I miss him and miss cuddling him. He is very much alive in heaven and we here on earth are finding our new normal. I’ve got out of bed each day, I’ve done the girls Christmas shopping and I’m trying to turn my love for him into something positive. We have already raised over $10000 for the Charlie Teo Foundation and the total keeps increasing every day. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Mareeba Ambulance Station and the Mareeba Hospital, especially the emergency department doctors and nurses. The care they provided Nate in his final months/weeks and days was exceptional. Oh how I miss his sweet smile and the flowers he loved giving me
01.01.2022 How awesome is this?! Thank you Brain Wave for raising money for the Charlie Teo Foundation
