Why I’m doing Jeans for Genes’ Bake it Blue
This year I’ve signed up to do Bake it Blue. This raises money for Children’s Medical Research Institute and will help save more kids’ lives. 1 in 20 children are born with a birth defect or genetic disease such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and other life threatening conditions.This is a charity close to the heart, after experiencing Lachy go through treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and seeing him suffer and have to fight through chemo and a bone marrow transplant, no child should have to go through something like that. They should be laughing, playing with friends and having so much fun.
The research you and I support today may one day help someone we know or someone in our family.
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.”
There’s lots of work to do, but there is also lots of hope.
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My Impact
So far this year I helped provide...
13
Hours of research
For every $50 raised, one hour of research is funded
Funds raised over the years
Biggest Donor
Jean-ius Donor
$53
Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, MAGIC, for donating an incredible $53 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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