In the lead up World Blood Donor Day co-founder Grant Rutherford speaks to The Daily Edition about how the tragic loss of his daughter Chloe to leukaemia led to the formation of the Snowdome Foundation 10 years ago.
Barry Du Bois featured on Studio 10 to support the Snowdome Foundation and raise awareness for blood cancer. He emphasised the importance of funding research and clinical trials in order to find better treatments. With World Blood Donor Day on June 14 he wanted people to help by donating blood or donating funds to Snowdome.
Susi Doherty is another inspiring volunteer who is changing a community and changing lives. Out of adversity Susi Doherty has helped champion a blood cancer research centre in Western Australia to help change lives and a community. Sadly, Susi lost her daughter Rachael to lymphoma after an eight year journey with the disease. Rachael was … Continued
Geoff Nyssen is changing lives and a community. It’s hard not to get enthusiastic and motivated to be a better version of yourself when you chat with Geoff. The Snowdome Foundation is incredibly lucky to have him as one of our amazing volunteers. Geoff is the brains and the driver of the MY Mount Eliza … Continued
Lauren Frazer is one of the wonderful Snowdome volunteers who is changing lives and a community. Lauren was working at the Big Group as a stylist when she met one of our Board Members, Helen Gandel. It was a meeting that was fortuitous for all involved. Snowdome, in collaboration with Maddie’s Vision, were planning their … Continued
Bringing you your weekly update on the impact of COVID 19 on blood cancer patients and carers. The key take home messages are: Keep up your social distancing it is hard but it is working We still have a lot to learn about this virus in terms of immunity and who is at greatest risk … Continued
Snowdome Foundation took the opportunity to film Prof Miles Prince AM as he spoke about his advice to blood cancer patients during COVID 19. We hope you find this video useful and reassuring. Please click on the image to hear what Miles had to say.
18 months ago Snowdome spoke with Amanda Lindell while she was in the middle of treatment for her chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). CLL generally affects people 20 years older than Amanda and is usually a very slow cancer, smouldering away in the background. However, Amanda was young and her CLL was progressing rapidly. Her haematologist … Continued
Kaz should have been snuggling into her newborn baby, gazing into her eyes as she fed but instead, she was being infused with chemotherapy. A substance so toxic she couldn’t even hold her beautiful baby girl without wearing rubber gloves and a hospital gown. Her diagnosis came as a complete surprise, she attributed her persistent … Continued