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John Stuart

17 year Mo Bro

platinum club

hall of fame (silver)

$1,195

Target: $1,500

raised $26,915 since 2007

My motivation

Fundraising for cause areas including:

Mental health and suicide prevention

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to stop and read this. I really do appreciate it!

It’s that time of year when I do what I do best... and that’s grow a glorious moustache. I feel incredibly blessed to have this ability, as it helps spark conversations about men dying too young.

This is my seventeenth year being involved in Movember, and unfortunately, I truly know what it means to lose someone to suicide, having lost my younger brother, Ian, and a great friend, Austin.

When someone leaves you in this way, you are left with only questions, lost opportunities and memories, no longer able to build new ones.
Ian passed away in April 2017, and Austin the following year, in October 2018.

I read this recently, and it stuck with me as I still navigate my way forward…

The opposite of grief isn't happiness.
The opposite of grief is forgetting, and as much as you feel pain,
if I said to you, there's the grief or you could forget them,
you'd never want to forget them.
You're not going to get over it.
You're going to walk with it, and you'll be alright.

The reason I chose to share the following about Ian and Austin is that they are still a massive part of my life. Now they live only in my memories and dreams, but I visit them often.

My brother Ian was just 39. At the time, he left behind his wife and three children, ranging in age from 1 to 11.
Great Memory: Ian and I must have been 12 and 6. I remember riding our bikes and making dirt jumps at the local park. Unfortunately, Ian came off, landed on a stick and put a good size hole in his leg. I was trying to carry him and push our bikes home when he thanked me and told me he loved me. That’s my first memory of Ian saying he loved me. I was with Ian earlier in the day that he passed and I glad I got to tell him that I loved him as we said our last goodbye.

My great mate Austin was just 38. At the time, he left behind his wife and two children, ranging in age from 4 to 8.
Great Memory: The man, the person, the family. When Vanessa and I moved to Christchurch, Austin and his wife took us under their wings. We did everything together. Every weekend we were celebrating life. We went on family holidays together with their respective parents so many times, and their parents treated us like we were part of the family. This is the type of family Austin was a part of and was also making for his own family.

In the twelve months to the end of June 2026, we lost another 602 people to suicide in NZ. This is a decrease on the year prior, which is a great result.
Of the 602 suicides, over 457 were men. The continued work being done to remove the stigma around asking for help is making a difference, but we have more to do to ensure anyone who is at risk is able to get the professional help they need.

Make sure you tell the people in your lives that you love and care for them. You never know when it will be the last time you have that opportunity.

So, dig deep and support a great cause. I have a goal of raising $1,500, which if I reach, I will donate $500.

John Stuart

17 year Mo Bro

platinum club

hall of fame (silver)

John Stuart

17 year Mo Bro

platinum club

hall of fame (silver)

$1,195

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John Stuart 17 year Mo Bro platinum club hall of fame (silver)

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John Stuart

17 year Mo Bro

platinum club

hall of fame (silver)

John Stuart

17 year Mo Bro

platinum club

hall of fame (silver)