A sister’s perspective …..

How lucky are we in our lives when the word ‘cancer’ is just something we hear about in the media and talk about casually when we are discussing a friend or their family’s circumstance. We throw the word around with such abandon, and a sympathetic but indeed so cavalier an attitude, ‘Oh, I am very … Continued

Lior to perform at the ‘Great Shake-Up’

NEWS FLASH: Lior to perform during our ‘Great Shake-Up’ event! Since his debut album was released in 2005, Lior has taken the Australian music scene by storm. He’s been nominated for six ARIA awards as well as Triple J’s prestigious ‘J Award’ nomination for Album of the Year. Lior says “Having recently lost a close … Continued

‘Great Shake-Up’ 2014 online event is going to sea!

Snowdome Ambassador Andrew Cody is swapping his ‘Great Shake-Up’ 2014 boardroom for a boat. Four years ago Andrew was diagnosed with myelofibrosis (a cousin disease of myeloid leukaemia) but he was fortunate to be able to access a trial drug and has not looked back since. He has a passion for Snowdome and its research … Continued

the fault in her genes

September 18 approaches and it will be three years since my sister Andrea was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B cell lymphoma (stage 4). Andrea was 42 at the time, a partner, a mother of two boys, a daughter, sister, aunty, cousin and friend to many. This was not part of her story or ours but … Continued

‘Great Shake-Up’ 2013 Highlights

The inaugural Snowdome Foundation’s ‘Great Shake-Up’ was held in August 2013. It was the first-ever virtual fundraising event held in Australia. Click here to view 2013 highlights video. The ‘Great Shake-Up’ 2013 delivered significant results: Raised $1.3 million from registration and subsequent donations 125 businesses participated 2,500 people learned about the urgent need for blood cancer … Continued