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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Gordana Arvanitakis
$115
Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Gordana Arvanitakis, for donating an incredible $115 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
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Bec Pearson
Awesome work..!!
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Sabrina Marolho
Lets get it done you Champ xx Great cause
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Anonymous
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Megg D
Get it gurl!!
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Ioanna Alexopoulos
Great work Bella 🩷
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Anonymous
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Shelyn
All the best JoJo! Happy to support with a great cause! Xx
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Savico Finance
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Tania De Grazia
You've got this!!
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Sy
Mirror mirror on the wall. U got this girl. August is your month.
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Gordana Arvanitakis
Cannot be any more prouder of you for doing this challenge! And all for a wonderful cause! An inspiration to your sweetheart Andrew and to us all! Love you Pea!
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Adriana S
Having a personal connection to CMRI, thank you so much for your efforts in raising money for this incredible cause x
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Venesa S
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Con Toulas
Good luck with it all Jo
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Kelly Y
Great effort Jo ❤️
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Monsta Media
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Nicole
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You’re amazing!
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Funda Petrou
Goodluck Jo!! 💙💙💙
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Amber T
All the best Jo x
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Pamela B
Go girrrrl
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Peter Kareklas
Good luck Jo!! Thanks for supporting such a fantastic cause.
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