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No Images? Click here Hi supporter, This month, I learnt about Wendy and Graeme, who after 31 years of marriage were both diagnosed with blood cancer within a few years of each other. Hearing stories like Wendy and Graeme's makes me so grateful for Fight Cancer Foundation's wonderful supporters who make sure people living with cancer do not have to fight their battle alone. Thank you for your ongoing support. Read more of Wendy and Graeme's story below. Kind regards, Eric Wright WENDY AND GRAEME'S STORY OF HOPE Can you imagine having to live with cancer for seven years? Worse yet, can you imagine having to face invasive treatment without your loved ones by your side? When Wendy was diagnosed with cancer and then several years later, her husband Graeme, one of their first questions was: how would they be there for each other? Living on a farm four hours from the nearest major hospital meant each time one of them needed treatment, they risked having to go alone. This meant being separated when they needed each other the most. Our accommodation centre was a lifeline for the couple. It allowed them to be by each other’s side throughout their treatments: first for Wendy, then for Graeme. Read MoreHUGH JACKMAN AC Longstanding Fight Cancer Foundation Patron, Hugh Jackman, has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List this year. Hugh has been honoured with a Companion of the Order, which is the highest of four levels of the Order of Australia. He has been recognised for eminent service to the performing arts as an acclaimed actor and performer, and to the global community. Hugh has a personal connection to Fight Cancer Foundation – his mother-in-law Fay Duncan was a founding member and President. Along with his wife Deborra-lee Furness, Hugh has been an avid supporter of Fight Cancer Foundation since the early 1990’s. We can’t thank Hugh and Deborra-lee enough for their outstanding contribution to the fight against cancer. In 2019, Fight Cancer Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To commemorate, we will be sharing historical milestones in each issue of our E-News. EXPANDING OUR EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES In 2015 our education support program launched at The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and the following year at The Women and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. This expansion meant our education support programs were now operating in four major paediatric hospitals across Australia, greatly increasing the reach and impact of the programs. Today, they are accessed by children from ACT, NSW, NT, SA, TAS, VIC and WA. Learning sessions are delivered in a variety of ways including face-to-face, bedside and online, ensuring children at all stages of treatment and recovery have access. Learn MoreFight Cancer Foundation relies on your support to help people living with cancer and their families. To get in touch, please contact us. |
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