Jake Bailey - An inspirational speaker

Here is a great blog post from Simon about an inspirational speaker that visited our school recently.  Check out more of Simon's blog posts here: https://simonn102015.blogspot.com/

Today all senior and some junior classes went to see Jake Bailey in our school library. He taught me a lot because he had had cancer in 2015  and had a very inspirational and emotional story to tell us. It was amazing that he survived the fastest growing cancer on the planet!

One point that stood out was when  he was told he had 2 weeks to live that got me by surprise to think it could happen so quickly. It was very sad what he had gone through. One of the most gross parts was when he told us about a big metal spike going in his back to get bone marrow.

He told us that it was the best thing that had ever happened to him getting cancer!  This is because he learnt so much from it. I learnt so much from him and his story as well. He said that happiness and resilience are important skills that we should always practice.  He also said to get out there and make the most of every opportunity in life.

Here is a photo of him on the front cover of his book which tells about his story. Maybe you should read it. I hope you learnt something from my blog today. Bye.