a personal video message from whispering jack

Well known and much loved Australian musician, John Farnham, has lent his support to the ‘Great Shake-Up‘ with a personal video message. Blood cancers are close to John’s heart, having lost his friend and fellow musician Jim Keays to multiple myeloma in recent months. Having lived with the disease for seven years, Jim passed away aged … Continued

A mother’s perspective…

“Prepare yourselves for the worst and hope for the best”. These words still echo from Dr Henry Eckhart, the Royal Children’s Hospital senior Haematologist and his team, Dr Keith Waters and Dr Karen Tiedemann as they presented two young and somewhat naïve parents with their son Benjamin’s diagnosis, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (or the beast as … Continued

A carer’s perspective …

Reviewing the diary of Gayle’s lymphoma now in its fifth year, I am reminded of the huge range of emotions both from the patient’s and the carer’s experience. Shock and surprise were first, when Gayle was first diagnosed with Lymphoma in the brain although she was one of the most active and vital 65 year … Continued

Rickshaw run for blood cancer

Team Holy Cow is raising funds for the Snowdome Foundation. Danny Hogg, Emma Stone & Glenn Pyke are joining forces as Team Holy Cow. In September 2013, they embark on a 2.5 week adventure travelling 3200km across the middle of India in a rickshaw. Have a look at their insane adventure: www.facebook.com/holycowrickshaw