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!
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Go Emmanuel!
We did a combined effort of 1000 steps today, thanks to Emmanuel, who completed over 700 alone!1st August- What a great start
What a great start to the official 100 skips/ day in August today. Motivated by our passionate skipper, Araceli, all the family got involved, and didn't let the rain get in the way 👍🙏Motivation to skip
Araceli has taken an interest and passion in skipping, which motivated us to sign up to 100 skips/ day in August.
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Alisa Ben
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Thank you so much to my biggest supporter, Alisa Ben, for donating an incredible $61 to help fund vital research into curing children’s genetic diseases.
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Sunil Gyawali
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Kylie & Bastian
Well done Araceli & Emmanuel, on your skipping progress and for raising funds for such an important cause!
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Karishma
Well done kiddos! Great cause and so wonderful to see your progression in skipping.
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Alisa Ben
Well done Araceli
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Anonymous
Well done Araceli!!
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Tracy Harington Hawes
Keep on skipping gorgeous Araceli. Way to go!
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Great Cause, All the best Mary-Ann! Adam
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Loving this! 😊❤️
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God bless you.
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Marian Vassos
Reach for the stars! Big love! xo
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Amanda Morkos
Thank you for skipping so hard to support others! Xoxo
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Lydia Sorial
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Devani Wijetunge
Great Job Araceli!
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Tiffany Selkirk
Great job guys! All the best with the skipping adventures 🙂
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God bless you Mary -Ann 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
