It was a sea of pink at Ballina’s 8th Mother’s Day Classic, with men and women of all ages taking part in the 4 and a half kilometre fundraiser.
A smaller affair than usual, participants donned their best outfits to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
“We’ve had to scale things down dramatically this year just with the uncertainty with covid and the protocols, but we’ve had a good turn out, we’ve had about 120 turn up today which is great,” Jo Parker, organiser of the Ballina Mother’s Day Classic said.
The Ballina event has now raised close to $80,000 since it began in 2013.
A Mackay mum-of-six fighting Stage 3 breast cancer was ‘overwhelmed’ with love as family, friends took part in a fun run raising vital funds for research.
Franks detailed the road to this surgery. First was the discovery of a lump, and the heartache of having to wean my 8-week old baby off my breast within days. Then 6 months of the bazooka of all chemo to attack my cancer, successfully. Then my treatment shifted to prevention, she wrote. I underwent a double mastectomy, saying goodbye to my breasts which had only just been nourishing my beautiful newborn. Next went my fallopian tubes. But now, this. The divine essence of my womanhood. My ovaries, the most sacred givers of life, being taken from me, leaves the biggest hole of all.
Aussie fashion icon Camilla Franksâ devastating surgery Aussie fashion queen Camilla Franks has revealed her decision to have more surgery as her âhideousâ breast cancer fight continues.
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Subscriber only CELEBRITY fashion designer Camilla Franks is mourning the loss of children she longs for but can no longer bear. On the eve of Mother s Day, the 45-year-old has opened up about the hideous journey of breast cancer that never ends . Franks, who is blessed to be mother to three-year-old daughter Luna, is recovering from lifesaving surgery to remove her ovaries to protect herself from new cancers.
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The campaign aims to celebrate making time for fun and being in the moment.
To celebrate mums around the country, David Jones will host two Mother s Day High Teas, while nine stores around the country will house a pop-up portrait studio for customers.
Proceeds from both the high tea events and the portrait studios will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). After a tough 2020, we are thrilled to be celebrating being in the moment with the important women in our lives this Mother’s Day at David Jones with our high tea event and the pop-up portrait studios, David Jones GM of marketing communications Georgia Hack said.