I know if Jane were here today, she would have been so happy to see that so many Australian women and their families are being helped by the work the McGrath Foundation is doing each day.
Executive Director of the Foundation TracyBevan
Memorial services will be held across the nation today to honour breast cancer victims including Jane McGrath, one year after her death.
The McGrath Foundation, led by her husband and former cricketer Glenn McGrath has raised more than $5.5 million for cancer research.
Jane and Glenn co-founded the McGrath Foundation in 2002, to raise money for breast cancer nurses and to raise awareness about the disease.
The cancer campaigner lost her own battle with cancer on June 22 last year, sparking an outpouring of grief.
Today memorials will be held in the Art Gallery of NSW and at other sites across Sydney, as well as in Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.
Executive Director of the Foundation Tracy Bevan says it’s a significant day.
“Today is a hard day for us, but it’s also a very proud day. I know if Jane were here today, she would have been so happy to see that so many Australian women and their families are being helped by the work the McGrath Foundation is doing each day.”
The foundation currently has 45 McGrath Breast Care Nurses working in health care facilities across the country, with another eight to be placed in coming months.
Source www.livenews.com.au
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