Australia’s most iconic fundraising campaign, the World’s Greatest Shave, is bidding farewell to its famous upside-down chins, marking the end of an era and the dawn of a new vibrant, bold, contemporary, and more personal campaign to support the growing number of Australians impacted by blood cancer.
In this special Christmas wrap-up episode of Talking Blood Cancer, hosts Kate and Maryanne reflect on the stories and conversations shared in Season 3 of the podcast. We touch on various topics including feelings of happiness, managing fatigue, coping with infections, and pondering the essence of time. The festive season is a significant time, one that it can be both a time of celebration and reflection. We offer you wishes of love, health, and happiness for the upcoming year.
In this episode of the Talking Blood Cancer podcast, host Vanessa is joined by guest Glenys Davidson to share her journey with acute myeloid leukaemia candidly. Vanessa reflects on the observation of people navigating through treatment at the facility where she is based, setting the stage for a real, raw conversation about the impact of blood cancer on patients and their support networks.
Tom Shearer grew up in Mannum, South Australia, a country town not far from Adelaide. Tom enjoyed a happy childhood, raised by parents who held strong values, including a responsibility for helping people in need. The values instilled by Tom’s parents translated to his generous spirit, with Tom becoming a loyal supporter of the Leukaemia Foundation.
The Leukaemia Foundation welcomes the recent landmark announcement for the subsidy of the raft of new genomic testing for blood cancer patients in Australia. This announcement marks an important step with the creation of new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for blood cancer genomics, following the Leukaemia Foundation’s initial support in April of the Medical Services Advisory Committee’s (MSAC) landmark recommendation.
Christie Yu was 18 years old and studying pharmacy when she became run down, attributing it to balancing university and her other commitments.
With 1/3 of blood cancer patients in our support program living in regional areas, the Leukaemia Foundation is working to provide additional support services to patients outside of metropolitan areas.
