I’m fundraising in celebration of my son.
Here's just one story explaining why this cause is so important:
Harrison was a healthy, active child, until one day out of the blue, “He wasn’t quite right, and then the next day he just stopped walking, and we knew something was very wrong,” said his father, Adam.
Doctors found something wrong with his blood, and when his parents were told it could be leukaemia “everything stopped.” As terrifying as that word was for them to hear, it got worse as Harrison’s case was unique, and it took many DNA tests to determine he had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). They were lucky to get the right treatment after the right diagnosis, but it could have gone very differently if that work had not been done.
“Medical research is so important to get any answers for any genetic condition,” said his mum, Naomi. “For Harrison, the research done prior to him getting sick is what helped save our son. Research needs to continue so the next child diagnosed with a rare form of AML or any cancer—it can help them.”
I care about the 1 in 20 Aussie kids who face a birth defect or genetic disease, like cancer. Most people don’t know that cancer is caused by changes in genes—but almost everyone will be touched by it. So, the research you and I support today may one day help someone we know, someone in our family.
There’s lots of work to do, but there is also lots of hope.
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500 skips
500 was way tougher than I imagined. Possibly not helped by being at the end of a 16hr day on 4 hrs sleep. If it’s still tough on a good nights sleep I may have to reconsider my strategy on doing 1000 on the last day of the month.. Goodnight zzzzThank you Julie Lanham
Thank you my dear friend for your support. Love you. XThank you
Thanks Shiarna for your kind donation. XDOMs
Day 4 and my calves are really feeling it. I didn’t expect skipping to be so demanding. I mean it is 1 minute of jumping. lol. I guess any new exercise is a progressive overload. No chicken legs for me. Calves of steel! 😂Thanks Mez
Thank you Mez for your very kind donations to Jeans for Jeans. XThanks Jen
Thank you Jen for your support of this important work. XThank you
Thank you Amanda Eadie for your kind a very generous support. Lots of love 💕
Raised so far
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You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!
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Anonymous
$269
Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Anonymous, for donating an incredible $269 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
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Julie Lanham
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Maggie Smith
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Go well Charmian, definitely a worthwhile cause close to our heart ♥️
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