Australians working for a cause in April
Australians were shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Brax, who was with his father just outside a medical centre in Berwick when Brax was tragically struck and passed away. The family paid tribute to the little boy and thanked everyone for their support during this heartbreaking time. Brax's aunt Jessica launched a mycause campaign to help parents Matt and Sarah cover the funeral costs.The campaign raised over $19,000 for the family to ease the financial pressure as they grieve for their 4-year-old son.
What initially seemed to be appenticitis turned out to be much more serious for loving mum Michelle. The 34-year-old nurse was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei - an extremely rare cancer that begins to spread from the appendix - with chances of being diagosed at 1 in 2 million. This diagnosis means that Michelle now requires life-saving surgery, followed by rounds of chemotherapy to stop the cancer from progressing. Close friend Bek created a mycause campaign for Chell's medical costs, raising over $24,000 for her friend. Michelle's story was also featured in the Riverina Leader and the Daily Advertiser.
Emma Betts was an amazing woman. At just 25 years of age, this wife, sister, daughter, aunt and friend tragically lost her long battle with cancer. In February this year, Emma was diagnosed with stage four melanoma and given months left to live. Emma's older sisters Sarah and Ashlee decided to join forces and create a mycause campaign for their little sister, hoping to ease the finanical stress during Emma's final months. Emma was a kind, intelligent individual, who used her extra time to marry the love of her life, spend precious moments with her nieces and nephews, and also raise awareness of melanoma while creating her own care packages business called Love, Emma. Emma's influence reached far and wide, receiving supporters across the world through her blog Dear Melanoma and over $70,000 in donations.
Dodie Jay was diagnosed with an Enlarged B-cell Tumour, which is a type of non-Hodgin's Lymphoma. Thanks to Dodie's strong social media following and support network, she has raised over $19,000 for Australian organsation Look Good Feel Better. Look Good Feel Better is a free community program, dedicated to supprting cancer patients as they learn how to manage the appearance-related effects of cancer treatments.