I’m riding to beat cancer in honour of my wonderful Mum , Jenny

I’m proudly fundraising and riding 200km to support cancer research at the Harry Perkins Institute, based right here in WA. I am doing this in honour of my wonderful Mum, Jenny. Mum sadly passed away a few months ago, on 17 November 2023.

We are very proud of Mum and if you can indulge me, I will briefly tell you her cancer story. It is not a sad story. It is a story of someone who loved life and was determined to make the most of the time she had. Mum was brave, never complained, always thanked others and fought to maintain her lifestyle and independence right until the end.

Mum was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in December 2020. AML is a very aggressive form of blood cancer with an extremely low survival rate. Medical advancements to treat AML have been few and far between. The standard chemotherapy treatment was developed in the 1970s and is still used today.

We were all called in to hospital to say goodbye to Mum very shortly after her initial diagnosis in late 2020. The doctors told us that she was unlikely to survive the night, but Mum had different plans. She pulled through and this is where her battle with AML begun. Determined not to spend her time inside hospital walls, Mum demonstrated her proficiency to independently manage and deliver her own treatment (which included all kinds of nasty things such as injecting needles into her own stomach). She was given permission to go home.

Fast forward three months and, as is expected, the AML was developing resistance to the standard treatment. The initial options from here were limited, however Mum was one of the very lucky few who was given the opportunity to participate in a medical trial. Mum was the beneficiary of the great work of the people from the Harry Perkins Institute. These WA researchers are committed to finding answers faster and developing ground-breaking treatments for the hardest to treat cancers.

Mum was the first person in the world to consume the trial drug BGB11417 with the Harry Perkins funded Linear Clinical Research company. Mum did so well in her participation in two medical trials. She was even a representative for Linear at the Harry Perkins auditorium as an expert on the patient side, on a panel alongside medical and science experts.

It was 2 years, 11 months and 1 day from Mum's diagnosis of AML to her passing. My family and I are so grateful to the Harry Perkins Institute for their funding and support of ground-breaking cancer research right here in WA. It gave us nearly three more years with our much-loved Mum and Grandmother. The time was well spent. We celebrated every occasion, shared many delicious meals and trips down south.

There isn’t a single person I know that hasn’t been touched by cancer. Whether it’s through a loved one, friend, family member, or whether it’s much more personal, cancer is a terrible burden. Please support me and give generously to raise funds for the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

I’d be very grateful for your support.

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