1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: The Fitzi and Whipper podcast. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 2: Especially one this morning. We've got a young man in 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 2: here and he's joined by his mum. We wanted to 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: get these guys in because they have a phenomenal story, 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: and also it is Sarcoma Awareness Month, so we are 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: spreading the word and making sure people are aware of 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: what sarcoma is. And we're also trying to raise a 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 2: little bit of money around the hood as well. So 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: I want to welcome to the studio Jordan. Stopman, now, Jordan. 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: You're twenty five years old, is that correct, George? And 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: you have sarcoma? 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Do you yes? I have Stage two? You in sarcoma. 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, and you've also got your beautiful mum here 14 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 2: whose name is Ahuat. Did I get that right? A HUWAITI? 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:41,319 Speaker 3: Oh? 16 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 4: I think you always knew he was going to get it. 17 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I knew I was going to get. 18 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: Thanks for coming in and thank you for supporting and 19 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: sharing your story too for Sarkama awen at Sarcoma Aweness Month. George, 20 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: can you share where you're at? I mean you also 21 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: have a big following on TikTok, which we've seen and 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: celebrated too. And we've learned a bit about you from that. 23 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: But tell us where you're at. 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: Oh, for my cancer, it's happened quite a while ago. 25 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: Like I was started from a knee injury, and like 26 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: over the over the past year or a few years, 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: I just kept getting the same injury, like I was 28 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: keeping it like yeah, reoccurring, Like my knee would always 29 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: buckle and stuff like that, and I never really like 30 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: went to go get it checked up, which is my bad. 31 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: It started from sport. It wasn't until like I started 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,559 Speaker 1: noticing a lump, which would have happened. I probably noticed 33 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: a not lump around a year and a half ago, 34 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: maybe two years. So I went in to go get 35 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: an X ray done and then yeah, the x ray 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: came back saying that. 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: Yeah it was. 38 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: It was much worse than I thought. It was a 39 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: bit of a shock. Here. What do you do? 40 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: How do you absorb that a lot of disbelief. I mean, 41 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: you have a strong family here. You guys are based 42 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: in Brisbane, but you're in Sydney at the moment, and 43 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: Dad Darren's here and I think there's six kids, six kids, 44 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: eight of us all that, So you sit down as 45 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: a family when you obviously get that news, and I 46 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: suppose in some way you try to process it. 47 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it was, it was there was a lot 48 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: to take in at first. Yeah, for sure. 49 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 3: What was that like, ahuati is hearing that as a 50 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 3: mum about one of your kids? Yeah, just. 51 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 4: Shedded me. Yeah, because he's young and so active and 52 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 4: so full of life, and to see it being cut 53 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 4: so short like that, with a diagnosis like that, I 54 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 4: just felt it was just unreal and unfair. 55 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: Not long after you discovered that you had your own 56 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: challenge on your hands and what happened there, m If 57 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: you're happy to talk. 58 00:02:53,280 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 3: About it, yeah, yeah, take your time, Yeah I am. 59 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 4: So when Jordan got diagnosed, I had five weeks into 60 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 4: his treatment, I got sick one Saturday morning. 61 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: I just, ah, what did you feel? 62 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 4: It's just like a pain in my stomach and it 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 4: just wouldn't go away. And I went and asked Jordan 64 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 4: for some of his pain medication, and so he gave 65 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 4: me some of his medication and that just wasn't doing it. 66 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 4: It was dulling it, but it wasn't taking the pain away. 67 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 4: And so I got my other son to take me 68 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 4: to the hospital and then Sunday morning they came to 69 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 4: see me and they said to me, are we going 70 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 4: to transfer you to the PA hospital. And as soon 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 4: as they said that, something told me it's cancer because 72 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 4: I know the PA specialized in care. So went to 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 4: the PA or was in there for a couple of weeks. 74 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 4: I were doing tests and then when they did a 75 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: pet skin it showed that I had aggressive pancreatic cancer. 76 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 4: But it was localized, but it was in there. Is 77 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 4: it already started growing whatever it does. So yeah, that 78 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 4: was five weeks after his diagnosis. 79 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: You know, it's both unbelievable stories that sort of tell 80 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: themselves or develop side by side here you know in 81 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 2: that your own son has his own sort of journey 82 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: and story and now you do too. And there's obviously 83 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 2: something very special about being together. 84 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 4: Definitely, I think this is the calming season for Jordan. 85 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 4: He's always always not kids going up. It's always got 86 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 4: an opinion about something. 87 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: But I. 88 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 4: Believe then together. 89 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: The two of you are there by, side by side, Yeah, 90 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: from day dot. Yeah, there's something there's something strangely beautiful 91 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 2: about it, ye knowing that you know, you both there 92 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: to help each other out. 93 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 94 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: At first I was questioning a lot of it like 95 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: why why why? And then after a while, I like 96 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: sat back and like looked at it, and I'm like, 97 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, I can't see this any other way than 98 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: a blessing, because if I was to watch my mum 99 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: go through this without me, I do wouldn't know what 100 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: to do, you know, because me going through it first 101 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: my first round of chemo, and then seeing her go 102 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: through it, like I'm straight after like when when I'm 103 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: going into my second round, seeing her go through it, 104 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: I understood like what she was going through, and a 105 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: lot of her moments, like when she would just when 106 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: I would see her just sitting there like you understood, Yeah, 107 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: I understood, Like she's just like you have no energy, 108 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: Like you just sit there. You can't get up to move, 109 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: you can't even move your arms. You just like you 110 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: literally got to sit there and fight the fight the 111 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: chemo that you're going through. 112 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 4: Jordan. Right from the start, Jordan said, you know, this 113 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 4: journey will make us make our family stronger, will make 114 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 4: our family stronger, and it definitely, I mean, our family's 115 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 4: always been very very close, but I think it has 116 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 4: it's made us stronger. 117 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 2: Well, we wanted to share your story, of course, for 118 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: the Sarcoma Awareness Month, but we also wanted to let 119 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 2: you know that we've got your back and you're in 120 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: here for a reason today as well, because we know 121 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,799 Speaker 2: that Darren, your dad, has been working around the clock. 122 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, he's working his bum off. So firstly, we 123 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: want to thank you for sharing your story and have 124 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 2: the strength to share it because it's it's extremely moving, 125 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: it's also extremely powerful people to hear. And we've got 126 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: twenty five thousand dollars to give you today and this 127 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 2: is in helping trying to find something more permanent home 128 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: for you and the family and help cover any medical 129 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 2: bills that might be coming through. As I can imagine, 130 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: it all adds up pretty quickly. We want to do 131 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: a shout out also to the go fundme page and 132 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 2: anybody listening right now I'm sure will know how to act. 133 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: If you go to the Fitzywa Instagram page, you will 134 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: find the link to the go fundme page and we 135 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: ask you to dig deep for Socom a month and 136 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: this family in particular. Absolutely, you've just heard the story 137 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: and you can know you now know why it is 138 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: so crucial that they get all the help they possibly 139 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: can at this moment in time, so please go to 140 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: that go fund me page a big shout out too, because, 141 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 2: as they say, is in Brisbane where you guys are based. 142 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: We want to throw it out there that if anybody 143 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: is willing to maybe discount or help out for accommodation 144 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 2: for the family. Family of eight, a good team and 145 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 2: a good family, thank you that needs everybody getting behind 146 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 2: them right now. We want you to contact the show 147 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 2: or DMS on Instagram as well. We'll go through all 148 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 2: of that and see what we can get back. So 149 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: we want to say thanks to the team behind us 150 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: here that's able to pull together the twenty five thousand dollars. 151 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: As a thank you, guys, I have a bit of 152 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 2: instant relief. We want to thank the Sydney and Melbourne 153 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 2: Salesforce team to Christina Haddar and the team at the 154 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: Park Height have been magnificent in helping make this trip 155 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: possible for you guys to be here in the studio 156 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 2: with us. But more than anything, we want you to 157 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: know that all our love, support and energy is right 158 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: here with you. Take a moment if you want to 159 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: be with mummy, you don't have to Mum. 160 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: You got this. 161 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 3: You're doing so well. 162 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 4: Thank you, thank you. 163 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: That's the least we can do this, honestly, thank you 164 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: guys so much. Like we're sitting at dinner last night 165 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: and just wonderful to have like a fair because we 166 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: haven't had family time and so long together especially, isn't it. 167 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 2: Well, Thank you guys, and let's continue to talk and 168 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: keep in touch. But more than anything, thank you for 169 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 2: sharing your story. 170 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: Thank you for following our story and getting it out 171 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: there with us. 172 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 2: Good work. 173 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, but can I just think also the setting foundation 174 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 4: from them, you know, for reaching out to Jordan. 175 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's so cool. 176 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 2: That link to the go fundme page, guys fits in 177 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 2: for Instagram. You'll see the link there and make sure 178 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: that you find the time to read the story again 179 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: and give generously. Thank you team. 180 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: Thanks, love you guys so much. You guys, Thank you 181 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: guys for having. 182 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 4: Us a podcast.