2017 Stories of Hope
For Shelley, an unexpected broken rib lead to a startling diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma – blood cancer.
“We found comfort in being able to have everyone by Shelley’s bedside, which wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Fight Cancer Foundation,” said Shelley and her partner Andrew.
For Chloe, who was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in her spine last January, Marianne is a lifeline. Marianne is a Back on Track coordinator, providing education support for children and young people with cancer, like Chloe.
Briarna's journey of fighting cancer began when the then eight-year-old complained of a sore leg. Her parents, Danielle and Heath had noticed Briarna's limp was getting worse and rushed their young daughter to the doctor.
While Faye was on holiday with her family the furthest thing from her mind was a cancer diagnosis.
So Faye and her family were left devastated when Faye was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia after she fell sick on her holiday.
Luca was a typical six-year-old boy when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive type of bone cancer.
After 12 gruelling rounds of chemotherapy, Luca's parents were told the only way to save Luca's life was to amputate his right leg.