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No one should have to face blood cancer alone.

A shock blood cancer diagnosis turned life upside down for Peter and his family.

Virtually overnight, the devoted dad went from being fit and healthy and in the prime of his life, to wondering if he would be around to watch his two children grow up.

All of a sudden, there was a mountain of troubling information to take in, difficult decisions to make and things to organise. And the bad news didn’t end with Peter’s diagnosis.

After several intensive rounds of chemo and radiotherapy, Peter learned he would need to leave his family and home behind to receive a lifesaving stem cell transplant interstate.

Peter and his family worried how they would cope with the emotional, financial and practical pressure of being apart while he received treatment.

Please help make sure Leukaemia Foundation Blood Cancer Support Coordinators are always there to support people like Peter.

Thankfully, Blood Cancer Support Coordinator Jane has been there to help Peter at every stage of his blood cancer journey.

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She was there when he needed someone to help him understand his diagnosis, what was happening to him, and what his treatment would involve.

She was there when he needed support with the practical challenges of receiving treatment in a different state without his family around to care for him.

She was there for Peter’s family when the financial burden of Peter’s treatment started to weigh heavily on the family budget.

And she was there, whenever Peter and his family needed someone friendly, experienced and knowledgeable to talk to for a bit of comfort and reassurance.

Your kind donation today will help make sure that whenever an Australian like Peter is diagnosed with blood cancer, a BCSC like Jane is there to support them.

Please give generously so no one has to face blood cancer alone.

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At age 14, Siobhan was told that she had blood cancer –she was overwhelmed with big emotions.

Siobhan was terrified about what the future held. She felt waves of anger and sadness. She even felt embarrassed and ashamed, because her treatment made her hair fall out and her body change beyond recognition.

There are so many thoughts and feelings for people to process after their diagnosis. Today, you can make sure that they don’t have to struggle alone.

Please will you give a gift, so people like Siobhan can have support to cope with the big emotions of blood cancer – whether they’re feeling ashamed about their illness or fearful about their future?

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Siobhan’s diagnosis left her in a dark place – literally. “I just wanted to stay in my room with the curtains closed,” she says. “But then I started speaking to Maryanne, my Blood Cancer Support Coordinator.”

These health professionals are specially trained to offer emotional support – but they can only be there with your help.

“Without Maryanne, I would have been in a much worse mental state,” continues Siobhan. “She helped me process my emotions, so I no longer felt ashamed and I started feeling much more positive about the future.”

More funds are urgently needed for Blood Cancer Support Coordinators, so please will you give a gift now? You can help people like Siobhan navigate the big emotions of blood cancer – and find their way to a bright future beyond.

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Blood cancer was the toughest challenge that Peter had ever faced.

The practical, financial and emotional challenges of cancer treatment were overwhelming for Peter’s family.

Peter doesn’t know how he would have coped without Jane, his Blood Cancer Support Coordinator.