Sarah Kehl

I'm fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

If you know me, you know I don’t do squats; let alone 50 every day for a month - so clearly this is important to me. Help me raise money for the Royal Flying Doctors Service. Consider it a 30th birthday present to me that you can claim on tax :) 

On the 4th of February 2025, my 31 year old husband Willem was flown to Townsville for emergency surgery. 

On the 14th of February 2025, Willem was flown to Townsville again, for a second emergency surgery following a complication.

Without RFDS, my husband could have been left permanently paralysed from the waist down after being diagnosed with L5-S1 Cauda Equina Syndrome - a rare and serious condition that affects the spinal cord and nerves to the lower part of his body and requires immediate surgery to give the best chance of preventing life long impairment and disability. 

On the 15th of November 2005, my sister who was 14 at the time, was also flown to Townsville by RFDS after an accident and during her time in hospital she required 1 urgent surgery, followed by 2 additional surgeries.

The cost of this flight for my sister 20 years ago was $5000, so you can only imagine how much the cost of this service has increased and why donating is so important. 

I have donated to RFDS regularly throughout my entire adult life, but now I need to do more. It’s unfortunate for me that that includes attempting 50 squats per day! 

Please support me by donating to this challenge, you never know when you may be the one needing these services. 

Thank you for reading, and I hope you are able to donate - small or big, every dollar counts. 

Much love, Sarah and Fam x