A MOTHER’S DAY GIFT WITH SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE

With Mother’s Day approaching, and all that this day means for many women and their families, wouldn’t “a world without breast cancer” be the best Mother’s Day gift of all?

Michelle King of Gunnedah NSW thinks so.

Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 48. A friend “dragged” her along to BreastScreen for a routine mammogram and she thought everything would be fine.

“I couldn’t believe it when they told me I had breast cancer,” said Michelle. “I was healthy and there was no history of it in my family.”

Following a mastectomy, Michelle made a full recovery, but she never imagined there would be more devastating news to follow. Within the next four years, both her mother and mother-in-law were also diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Now my family does have a history of breast cancer and I want to make sure my granddaughter doesn’t have to suffer like we have.”

Since 2007, Michelle has been donating regularly to the Breast Cancer Institute of Australia (BCIA) and each year, instead of buying her mother and mother-in-law gifts for Mother’s Day, she makes a special donation to the BCIA’s Mother’s Day Research Appeal. Michelle said they both love to receive the Mother’s Day card which acknowledges the donation because they are all living proof of the importance of breast cancer research.

Michelle encourages everyone to support the BCIA’s Mother’s Day Research Appeal.

“I know my mum, my mother-in-law and I are all well thanks to early diagnosis and treatments identified through clinical trials research, and we need to do all we can to protect the future of our children and grandchildren,” said Michelle.

Make your donation to the BCIA today and you can receive a beautiful Mother’s Day card to give to your mum which acknowledges your donation.