Marjie Hyland

I love the feeling of being fit and healthy, but after losing my beautiful sister to ALS, my dear Mom to lung disease, my dear Dad to cancer, and my tough brother-in-law to liver failure, and almost losing my world champion bronc riding husband to heart failure, I know that our health is very fragile. It is very important to me to remain very healthy not only for my sake but to be of good support for those around me as well.

I choose the healthy activities daily. Although I am 63 years of age, I don’t consider myself old. I’ve ridden my bike hundreds of kms in the Great Cycle challenge and raised thousands of dollars for sick kids, I fall trees and chop firewood to fuel my home, I walk one hour daily, Im a skier, hold a blue belt in judo and I am learning boxing, I do earthing and cold water therapy, I clean houses and do yard work for seniors, I work out daily and I spend time chasing after my 6 grandkids.

I am a private music teacher, and I would use a portion of this money to purchase instruments for my students. This money would give me more freedom to be present in my community, helping and supporting others without the financial stress. I would take a much needed break and travel to Australia with my husband to see our newest grand baby to-be.