A beanie for a good cause

@JudyEv (342175)
Rockingham, Australia
June 23, 2019 9:20pm CST
The evening after we arrived home from our trip to the continent we went to an Australian Rules football match courtesy of our friends who have corporate membership of their club. We hadn’t been to the Optus Stadium before and were very impressed. I’ll write more about it later. At the stadium, Vince bought a beanie. These were being sold to raise funds for motor neurone disease (MND) through a campaign known as the ‘Big Freeze’. MND is an incurable, degenerative disease which gradually robs a person of all function. The campaign was begun by MND Victoria but accelerated when a Dr Davis, Pat Cunningham and football legend Neale Daniher came on board. Dr Davis was diagnosed in 2011 at the age of 33 and has since passed away. Daniher has had a highly successful football career and was diagnosed in 2013. In four years, the FightMDN campaign has raised more than $40 million. Thousands of beanies have been sold as part of the campaign and online stocks have run out. Vince’s beanie makes him look like a homeless man but that’s okay. We’re pleased to do our little bit to support the cause.
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• United States
24 Jun 19
how sad to've lost those champions 's well 's the sufferin' 'f so many others. yup, worth e'ery penny fer such a worthy cause. i hope they find a cure fer such soon.
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• United States
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv yes ma'am, the aunt 's m.s. though such seems to be'n remission currently? i've fingers crossed they come'p with cures fer all these hiccups. so hard'n the person with 't 'n the caregivers who feel so helpless.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
The effects are similar to those caused by multiple sclerosis. Both are very cruel diseases. Hopefully the money will help find a cure.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx It is extremely difficult for all involved. It would be great if your aunt's MS was in remission.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jun 19
That's a nice gesture on your part to support them for a noble cause. My younger daughter is knitting few beanies to be sold at our Christmas fund raising event for blind and other disability children. She has finished one and started with a second one.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
@arunima25 Thanks. I like doing the baby beanies as they are only a 4" circumference. Sometimes I can do one in an evening.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
That is good of your daughter. I'm about to start crocheting more beanies for premature babies. I prefer crocheting as it is faster.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv She also prefers crocheting. It is faster and easier. So good that you are always busy with something productive and for a noble cause. God bless!!
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
24 Jun 19
Poor Vince, I am not sure he would appreciate to know you called him a "homeless man". What they are doing is great and I am glad they have raised a good amount of money already.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv I am trying to figure my husband wearing this beanie.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
I must try to find a photo of him in the beanie. Then you would understand better.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jun 19
I'm so sorry to hear there's another degenerative disease taking peoples lives. That's an awesome campaign idea.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv That will be a great day when it happens.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
MND is quite like multiple sclerosis. Both are very cruel. Hopefully one day a cure will be found for some of these dreadful illnesses.
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@Ronrybs (19565)
• London, England
24 Jun 19
MND is a terrible disease and like so many others needs more research
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
It's a shocker - really cruel and MS is another. Some illnesses became 'flavour of the month' so to speak and receive more funding than other diseases.
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@Ronrybs (19565)
• London, England
25 Jun 19
@JudyEv Very true, sometimes the research seems to be driven by the latest bit of tragic news that the press pick up
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@Ronrybs (19565)
• London, England
30 Jun 19
@JudyEv True, pancreatic took my father but it isn't mentioned too much
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@raveeen (3457)
24 Jun 19
That is so great! A super kind heart
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
Thanks for the kind words. They have sold hundreds of these beanies.
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@raveeen (3457)
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv Woah that's a really good news! I hope they would sell more
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
25 Jun 19
Hope that money collected is used for research
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
That's the idea of the fund-raising.
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• China
24 Jun 19
It is said that Stephen William Hawking suffered from MND also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.You mentioned in a post that you knitted many beanies for Nepalese kids.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
Yes, that's right. The Nepalese beanies went to children who had lost their hair through cancer treatments. I am going to start making more soon but this time for premature babies.
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• Philippines
24 Jun 19
So, that is what it's called. Those beanies would be very useful in winter or something.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
They are ideal in winter when it is so cold.
@rakski (126031)
• Philippines
24 Jun 19
Does this MND includes ALS?
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
I think ALS is another name for it. I think there are a group of diseases with much the same symptoms and outcomes.
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@rakski (126031)
• Philippines
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv maybe. It is much known here as ALS. It affects motor neuron also.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Jun 19
It sounds like a worthwhile purchase to hel0p a worthwhile cause.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
Every little bit helps. There were dozens of these beanies being worn by the spectators the night we were there.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv What a nice idea.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
Football weather is a good time to be selling beanies. It's very cold at the moment.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
24 Jun 19
@JudyEv That is a good time to sell them.
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@dya80dya (36769)
24 Jun 19
It was a kind gesture. It's so sad that such diseases exist.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
Thanks. Some diseases seem much worse than others.
@debjani1 (7202)
25 Jun 19
Well done. That's really a good thing to be done.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 19
Thanks. Every beanie sold means more money for research.
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
24 Jun 19
The photo is really cute.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
The beanies are double thickness so they are lovely and warm.
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Jun 19
That's a cute beanie and such a great cause!! My mom knits hats for patients who have brain surgeries or for cancer patients-this reminded me of her great non profit too.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
That's good of your mom. I crochet tiny beanies for premature babies and the ones I crocheted for Nepal went to children with cancer.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
24 Jun 19
That is a great cause and a warm head and a good cause are worth looking homeless. lol
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
I have a photo of him somewhere with his beanie. Then you would understand better when I mean.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
24 Jun 19
That's a good cause and a nice looking beanie.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
It is the ideal time to be selling beanies, at the start of winter.
@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jun 19
I think that is an awesome cause and a very nice beanie.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
It has turned into a great fund-raising venture.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jun 19
That is an awesome cause. Tell Mr. Homeless just to wear it around your outside area.
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 19
That's a good idea. I don't want him getting picked up and taken to a shelter!!