October 2024

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  • Families

Despite being just five years old, Rory has walked a path many will never encounter

28/10/2024
It was a phone call from Rory’s preschool to Jen about a slight temperature that was the catalyst for a whirlwind for the Hillery family. Jen says nothing compares to the events that followed.
Categories
  • Future Cure Case Study

The Long Lunch attendees amazed by the strength and ingenuity of guest speakers

24/10/2024
Fortitude Valley’s The Calile Hotel set the scene for the 2024 rendition of The Kids’ Cancer Project’s The Long Lunch in QLD – and as you can imagine, there wasn’t a guest left unmoved by the powerful message delivered by our speakers.
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  • Beary Happy Stories

How a little dinosaur helped Rory through his biggest battle

14/10/2024
Rory is your typical five-year-old. His hobbies include wrestling, playing in the dirt and tormenting his brother. He’s a loveable little guy and he and his three siblings are a constant source of joy for his parents, Jen and Ben Hillery.
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  • Families

How Deni overcame a brain tumour to help kids in need

14/10/2024
Those of you who have been along for the ride these past few years may remember Deni Atkinson, who featured in our 2016 Spring newsletter.
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  • Research News

Kenny Ip: Utilising neuroscience for drug development

14/10/2024
Dr Kenny Ip, a molecular neuroscientist at the Children’s Cancer Institute, has carved out a career of note in a relatively short timeframe. In an eight-year period, he has released some 20 publications on complex brain circuits in an array of high-tier journals.
Categories
  • Future Cure Case Study

With perfect weather comes the best Golf Day ever!

08/10/2024
Our 2024 NSW Golf Day is officially our greatest to date, raising over $100,000 for vital kids’ cancer research!
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  • Future Cure Case Study

Bromic goes big for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

08/10/2024
Bromic’s Better Challenge came to an end last week after an incredible month of fundraising, donating over $35,000 to The Kids’ Cancer Project for childhood cancer research.
Categories
  • Future Cure Case Study

Setting sail to Tangalooma for a cure

08/10/2024
Our State Manager – QLD, Effie Kent, headed to Moreton Island last week to visit the wonderful team at Tangalooma Island Resort, an incredible partner of The Kids’ Cancer Project.