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I’m fundraising in honour of my son, Lukas.

Why I’m skipping

I’ve signed up to do 100 skips a day throughout August to raise money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and help save more kids’ lives. Can you help by sharing this message with the people you know and asking them to donate too?

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.

Join me. Share this message. Donate. Thank You!

Raised so far

With your help, I have raised...

$1,278

You’re helping fund research to find cures for kids with genetic diseases. Every dollar counts!

Biggest Donor

Christine Whiteley

$104

Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Christine Whiteley, for donating an incredible $104 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.

My Impact

So far this year, I've helped fund...

25

Hours of research

Every $50 raised funds an hour of vital research.

Latest donations

$ 104.35

Christine Whiteley donated at 3 weeks ago

"For you my darling niece"