Help end the postcode lottery for regional Australians with blood cancer
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Every dollar you give helps to ease the burden for regional families facing blood cancer.
Because where you live shouldn’t determine if you live.
Here's how your donation makes a difference
$53 |
could mean that a family is provided with the emotional support they need from a trusted health professional. |
$80 |
could provide the first night of accommodation for a family who has urgently relocated for life-saving treatment with nowhere to stay. |
$250 |
could give a family struggling with a new diagnosis access to a support program specific to their blood cancer journey. |
$560 |
could cover one week of accommodation for families facing blood cancer who live far away from life-saving treatment. |
Leukaemia Foundation
Ollie’s postcode made blood cancer harder
An active North Queensland boy, 12-year-old Ollie lives with his family in beautiful Mount Isa. At the start of his last year in primary school, his parents noticed he was “a bit flat”.
Then he had a blood test that changed everything.
Within 12 hours Ollie was in Brisbane, 1800km away from home, starting life-saving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a type of blood cancer. That was the beginning of a 10-month-long treatment for Ollie and a journey that pushed the whole family to their limits.
"Ollie hates cities,” says his mum, Hayley. “When he was in hospital getting these horrendous treatments, all he wanted to do was to come home, back to everything he loves."
But, thanks to people like you, help was there.
Ollie and Hayley stayed at one of the Leukaemia Foundation’s Blood Cancer Centres. Their apartment there became a safe haven during their months away from home, while our health professionals provided crucial emotional and financial support.
“I don’t even have the words to say how grateful we are to the Leukaemia Foundation,” says Hayley.
"Because during our time of struggle and challenges, to know that their smiling faces are around, or to know that there’s a room, a kitchen with everything that you need, the resources, you can’t put that into words. So thank you.”
Your tax-deductible donation by June 30 can help level the playing field for regional Australians like Ollie. Please donate today.
- Adrian just donated $6,441
- Jeff just donated $500
- Diane just donated $21.10
- Ahmet just donated $100
- Janice just donated $55.92
- Kevin just donated $42.20
- Debbie just donated $108.67
- Mario just donated $52.75
- Alexandria just donated $50
- Savita just donated $105.50
- Chris just donated $52.75
- Natalya just donated $44.52
- Gilles just donated $84.40
- Priscilla just donated $52.75
- James just donated $21.10
- Scott just donated $263.75
- Ayoni just donated $86.40
- Lydia just donated $50
- Louise just donated $52.75
- Merryn just donated $55.92
Right now in Australia, it’s a postcode lottery, but together we can end it.
We know that timely diagnosis and treatment can save lives. But the harsh reality is, where you live can have a massive impact on your blood cancer journey. And regional Australians are faring worse than city people – by a country mile.
Challenges facing regional Australians include:
- Greater barriers to prompt and accurate diagnosis
- Longer wait times and greater distances to travel for specialised care
- Regional Australians are 17 times more likely to report locational and financial barriers to care than people living in cities
Please, support the Leukaemia Foundation today to provide vital support, accommodation and game-changing new programs that level the playing field for regional Australians.
Your support before June 30 can make a difference.
- Safe, welcoming accommodation close to treatment, for families relocating for lifesaving care.
- Highly tailored specialist care and emotional support delivered by health professionals
- Online education and support services
- Innovative programs like Regional Access to Care for Haematology (ReACH) that will promote earlier, accurate diagnosis and bring care closer to home for regional Australians
