http://www.christinegriffiths.com Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:30:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/43/tropical-passion/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/43/tropical-passion/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:01:13 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com/archives/43 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/43/tropical-passion/feed/ 0 Photo: Jim Weatherill Tropical Passion This heading should probably read “Athletic passion” because that’s certainly Christine Griffiths’ life purpose, but pursuing her major ambition has come at a (somewhat crippling) cost. Our local sports ‘meteor’ recently went public with her plea for donated funding to compete in Bangkok’s forthcoming 16th World Transplant Games. Restricted to [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/17/shes-got-whatever-it-takes/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/17/shes-got-whatever-it-takes/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:51:10 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com/archives/17 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/17/shes-got-whatever-it-takes/feed/ 0 From The Melbourne Yarra Leader – 28th June, 2006 AGAINST THE ODDS Maria Bervanakis THE sheer courage and determination of some people greatly inspires us all. North Melbourne’s Christine Griffiths is one such person. Griffiths, 57, swooped the gold in the 100m, 200m and 400m run and 3km race walk at this year’s Victoria Police [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/51/a-champion-down-to-her-marrow/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/51/a-champion-down-to-her-marrow/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:13:05 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com//?p=3 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/51/a-champion-down-to-her-marrow/feed/ 0 From The Melbourne Yarra Leader – 30th November, 2005 RUNNING SAM MORLEY RECURRING health problems from a bone marrow transplant 18 years ago and the training regime of an elite athlete means that Christine Griffiths has to be tough. But Griffiths, who lives and works in North Melbourne as a helper at the Bone Marrow [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/27/fight-for-optimal-health-never-ending/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/27/fight-for-optimal-health-never-ending/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:43:17 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com/archives/27 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/27/fight-for-optimal-health-never-ending/feed/ 0 From the Waverely Leader: June 29, 2004 Click picture for a larger view CHRISTINE Griffiths was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia 16 years ago.The news came as a complete shock, she said. After extensive chemotherapy treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Ms Griffiths began a long road to recovery. The major recovery phase took about [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/52/running-into-form-for-melbournes-relay/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/52/running-into-form-for-melbournes-relay/#comments Thu, 06 May 2004 16:29:22 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com//?p=4 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/52/running-into-form-for-melbournes-relay/feed/ 0 From The Melbourne Age – Thursday 6th May, 2004 Athletics has always been a focal point of Christine Griffiths’ life, to the point her doctors think it saved her life. After receiving a bone marrow transplant 16 years ago, she completed an amazing recovery by traveling to the World Transplant Games and winning gold. “I [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/48/medals-at-world-transplant-games/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/48/medals-at-world-transplant-games/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 1995 11:56:39 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com/archives/48 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/48/medals-at-world-transplant-games/feed/ 0 Three silver medals – for the 3,000 metres road walk, and 1,500 and 800 metres track running events. That was the impressive tally for La Trobe graduate Christine Griffith at the recent World Transplant Games in Manchester, UK. Ms Griffith has been living with leukemia since her diagnosis in 1988. She underwent a succesful bone [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/46/chasing-gold/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/46/chasing-gold/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 1995 08:43:57 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com/archives/46 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/46/chasing-gold/feed/ 0 Christine Griffiths is set to give Australia gold in the world transplant games in Manchester following funding for the trip by the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. Christine, 46, who has a vision impairment, is Australia’s top chance in bringing back gold in several athletic events at the games held August 14-20, which attracted [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/6/running-for-her-life/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/6/running-for-her-life/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 1990 17:04:36 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com//?p=6 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/6/running-for-her-life/feed/ 0 By CRAIG DIXON JUST over a year ago, Christine Griffiths was dying of leukemia. Tomorrow, Christine, 40, a former nurse and keen athlete, will leave the spectre of death flat-footed at the starting line of the 20 km Malvern Mini Marathon – her first major run since a bone marrow transplant last year. Since the [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/9/will-you-help/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/9/will-you-help/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 1990 16:56:25 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com//?p=9 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/9/will-you-help/feed/ 0 Ms Christine Griffiths, 39, a nurse and educator from LaTrobe University, spent five months in hospital last year recieving treatment for leukaemia. But a bone marrow transplant has enabled her to continue her passion for sport. Last month she was selected to represent Austrlia in the World Transplant Games in Singapore in September. She is [...] http://www.christinegriffiths.com/8/chris-keeps-running-on-courage/ http://www.christinegriffiths.com/8/chris-keeps-running-on-courage/#comments Thu, 17 May 1990 17:00:17 +0000 Admin http://www.christinegriffiths.com//?p=8 http://www.christinegriffiths.com/8/chris-keeps-running-on-courage/feed/ 0 By Katrina Peach Leukemia and a bone marrow transplant haven’t stopped Christine Griffiths from doing the things she enjoys most. The former science teacher, 40, will be among more than 1000 competitors in the Sussan women’s 10 km classic tomorrow. “Running has always been my sanity bow, it gets rid of all the built-up tensions,” [...]