Why I’m skipping
I’ve signed up to do 100 skips a day throughout August to raise money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and help save more kids’ lives. Can you help by sharing this message with the people you know and asking them to donate too?Here's just one story explaining why this cause is so important:
Harrison was a healthy, active child, until one day out of the blue, “He wasn’t quite right, and then the next day he just stopped walking, and we knew something was very wrong,” said his father, Adam.
Doctors found something wrong with his blood, and when his parents were told it could be leukaemia “everything stopped.” As terrifying as that word was for them to hear, it got worse as Harrison’s case was unique, and it took many DNA tests to determine he had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). They were lucky to get the right treatment after the right diagnosis, but it could have gone very differently if that work had not been done.
“Medical research is so important to get any answers for any genetic condition,” said his mum, Naomi. “For Harrison, the research done prior to him getting sick is what helped save our son. Research needs to continue so the next child diagnosed with a rare form of AML or any cancer—it can help them.”
I care about the 1 in 20 Aussie kids who face a birth defect or genetic disease, like cancer. Most people don’t know that cancer is caused by changes in genes—but almost everyone will be touched by it. So, the research you and I support today may one day help someone we know, someone in our family.
There’s lots of work to do, but there is also lots of hope.
Join me. Share this message. Donate. Thank You!
Latest updates
Skipping my way to Far North Queensland and back
I have skipped in towns like Charleville, Winton, Kuranda, Augathella, Lightning Ridge and Cloncurry. It has been good motivation to get them done every day. Special thanks to my cameraman, Mitchell, who tries his hardest to hold still when the tripod doesn’t work out.
Rain, hail or shine.
Skipping outside despite the hideous weather
06 Aug 2026 by Karly Tayler
Pushing on
My personal goal has beaten me, but I am pushing on and still keeping with half the goal and doing 100+ skips in a row each day. Trying to skip in different places each day to mix it up.
03 Aug 2026 by Karly Tayler
Personal goal
Gave myself an unnecessary and more than likely unattainable goal of doing my daily skips in a row and adding at least ten more skips to the previous days total.Day #3 and my very unfit legs and back took 10+ tries to nail 135 skips in a row, finally by 11pm I pushed through the aches and pains and skipped 155.
Raised so far
With your help, I have raised...
$131
You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
Biggest Donor
Mitchell Mather
$61
Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Mitchell Mather, for donating an incredible $61 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
My Impact
So far this year, I've helped fund...
2
Hours of research
Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.
Thank you to our donors
$35
Matched Gift
Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!
1 month ago
$35
Jalisa Curtis
YOU GO GIRL!
1 month ago
$61
Mitchell Mather
1 month ago
"Your donation has been doubled by our sponsors!"