Special families

How Angelia’s band of bears helped her through her toughest battle

30/04/2025

If you were wanting to witness the effect a bear from The Kids’ Cancer Project has on a child with cancer, look no further than five-year-old Perth local, Angelia.

Angelia's adversities: Why Andrew fights for better treatments

17/04/2025

Andrew Le Verde can recall the details of his daughter Angelia’s ordeal with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia on a whim, but there’s one part he’d like to forget.

The tale of Bobby and his bunny

24/02/2025

Sometimes friends find you when you least expect. That’s what happened with Bobby, who found his best pal, Funny Bunny when receiving treatment.

K'day 2025: Millie’s milestones – from treatment, to remission, to smashing her fundraising goals

13/01/2025

When 13-year-old Millie Trustum grows up, she wants to be either a nurse just like her mother, or a chef, but Millie’s future wasn’t always so certain.

You can help researchers do better for kids with leukaemia like Roxy

11/11/2024

In just five hours, four-year-old Roxy went from a routine visit to the dentist to being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). 18 months on, and with Roxy on the road to recovery, mum Bec tells their story and just how important your gifts are in helping other kids like Roxy.

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.

The Better Challenge: Hugo’s comeback took a team. Now he’s challenging others to help fight cancer.

09/07/2024

When a rugby-mad youngster was given a life-altering medical diagnosis, he learned the true value of a team.

Cancer treatment left little Tommy temporarily unable to walk. For other kids, it’s not temporary. Read Tommy’s story here….

29/04/2024

Before he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, toddler Tommy’s world was beautiful and carefree. His mum Emily McGuire recalls sunny days playing in the paddock behind their house trying to hit golf balls with his dad, exploring the excitement of their family farm and just generally being a kid… “It was everything you could hope to give your son,” she says.

Ripples Swimming Club – remembering Brooke Fretwell

09/04/2024

In early 2015, beloved daughter and passionate Ripples Swimming Club member Brooke Fretwell sadly died of an incurable brain cancer known as DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma). Eight years later, her parents Karl and Olivia, and the swimming club that was such a big part of Brooke’s life, continue to remember her and donate funds for research in her memory − helping change the outcomes of brain cancer diagnoses for other kids.