Supporting research to deliver better outcomes
It's now almost 10 years since James was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Diagnosis was unusually challenging and he was very sick when they finally worked out what was wrong (after telling us multiple times it wasn't cancer). What followed was six months of intensive chemotherapy and a further 18 months of maintenance chemotherapy. Multiple lumbar punctures, a central line, feeding tube (he lost 40% of his body weight). It was truly horrific to see our child (and so many others) dealing with so much at only 5 years of age. Ten years on James is thriving. He's an incredible kid. Together we want to raise as much as we can to hopefully find kinder cures (google the side effects of Vincristine, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Asparaginase, Cyclophosphamide, Cytarabine, Methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine and you'll get the idea). Please support our fund raising if you have a few spare bucks.
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Help me earn the Financial Support badge. That's enough to help 75 families who are struggling financially with expenses like hospital parking and groceries
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Discovery
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Transportation
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Personalised Treatment
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Place to Stay
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Lab Equipment
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Michael
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Jean Johnston
All the best for tomorrow Andy, for you James & Vanessa 😘
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Martin Morrow
Just great to hear James is doing so well
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Dan Hodgson
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Michael Rooney
Never give up the fight Andy. Am delighted to hear that James is thriving and being supported by an amazing family can only help.
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Brendan Hogan
Go you good thing…..
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James Booth
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Ron
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Kumudu Fernando
Wishing you all the best Andy and family.
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Adrienne Porter
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Michael Collins
Great stuff Andy & family.
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Maggie Thiessen
In memory of Ron Thiessen
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Matt
Great cause mate. Hope you and the fam are all well.
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Peter
Best wishes Andy.
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The Gosselinks
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Fiona Fellowes
Yay team Payne!
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Diane Robertson
James you are an absolute warrior! Much admiration for you and your family! Extraordinarily tough journey.
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Jo D
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Jacqui Franchi
Great commitment Andy. Well done !
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Kim Neaves
Great cause Andy.
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Nick Treloar
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Mark Lindsay
Andy, all the best. Great cause. Best wishes to you and the family.
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Robbert
Good on you Andy. Best of luck raising the money for this great cause.
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Andy Payne
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Nathan Bolton
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Claire Ashby
Enjoy every day!
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Chris Bonney
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Robyn Dunn
Such a great cause and what an amazing journey.
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Talentorz
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Andrew Gard
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Kate And Chad
Best wishes to you and the family Andy and all the support you are giving back to such a worthwhile cause. Great to see James thriving with the support of his wonderful family and the medical profession.
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Roslyn Worthington
Wishing you and your family all the best Andy.
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Christy T
Good luck with the shave and fundraising Andy!
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David Close
Great effort Andy.
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James Forde
Love you James, super proud of you. Uncle Jimmy.
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Tim Power
Inspiring stuff! Kudos to you James! Love your work Andy!
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Zeynep Lockyer
Hi Andy, I remember your initial Linked message on this. It must be an incredible and a very bittersweet journey for you, your son and your family to go through this journey. I have had a taste of it myself. Wishing you &your family peaceful days ahead!
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Phil Rutgers
A great cause Andy. Hope you and the family are well.
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James Forde
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Artin Eliasian
Wonderful cause 🙏
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Mikhaila Johnston
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Siobhan
Best wishes to you Andy, James and family. Thank you for continuing to raise important funds to help find a cure.
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Alena Mackie
Glad your little boy is going well! Great job fundraising for this important cause.
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Gabrielle Hill
Good luck with your challenge!
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Di Stor
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Renee Knight
What an incredible dad you are Andy.
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Rhys Driver
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Anonymous
Your support is changing lives with the Leukaemia Foundation
50 years of supporting Australians with blood cancer
The World's Greatest Shave is the flagship fundraising initiative of the Leukaemia Foundation, Australia’s only dedicated blood cancer charity. This iconic campaign helps us continue to provide wraparound blood cancer care for Australians with blood cancer.
And with blood cancer rates continuing to rise, our work is far from over. Fuelled by our community of patients, carers, healthcare professionals, researchers, specialists, and supporters like you, we’re committed to continuing our work in providing life-changing support services, funding groundbreaking research projects, and advocating on behalf of patients and families.
Great work Andy, always happy to help.