Bailey’s remarkable journey
burn, you don’t hesitate to think this is punishment for what you did to me for those couple of months, where I had to go to Burwood Spinal Unit and learn to walk again.’’
Bailey believed he was the healthiest and fittest he’d been in his life.
He often met people who were anxious they would never return to the lives or activities they once enjoyed after overcoming cancer.
If Bailey, who finished last in the cross-country run at primary school, could succeed in the Coast to Coast, they too could return to normality.
‘‘I’d love to be able to show these other Kiwis, who are winning their battle with cancer, that it’s entirely possible to come out the other side a better version of yourself physically.’’