Barefoot & Buzz Cuts

For Ellen.

In late 2017, our Sister was diagnosed as having a malignant tumour in her uterus which resulted in a hysterectomy at the age of 33.

In mid 2018, Elle was then diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. After undergoing more surgery & radiotherapy treatment, in June 2019 she received positive results of a remission diagnosis. Winning…..

Until,  In October 2019 which was painfully & ironically ‘breast cancer awareness month’, Elle was diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 Breast Cancer.

This news blindsided us all and directly changed the future plans her and husband Tony had for their lives together with children Luke & Georgia.

On the day that Elle received the news, she was on a course in Goulburn staying at the NSW police academy, alone with her thoughts. Instinctively, Tom, Susan and I called a ‘Blinky sibling dinner’ at the local Thai restaurant and wrapped our arms around her. That night we understood the severity of the situation as she looked at us with her big green eyes, fighting back tears and told us the diagnosis details. This included the dreaded side effect of losing her hair within weeks of treatment starting and that it would be gone as soon as Xmas. So that night we made a pact – If she was going to have a shaved head at Xmas, SO WERE WE! So Susan, Tom and I will all be shaving our heads on the night in solidarity. The Blinkys will all be Bald!

Our sister; a daughter, wife, mother, friend and selfless long serving NSW Police Officer is now facing the battle of a lifetime and we will not let her feel that this is for her to face alone…. Not at any point in this fight.

And here we are today… raising money and awareness for a wonderful foundation that is currently supporting Elle with one of their fabulous breast cancer nurses. We want to remove the stigma, give Elle confidence in numbers and do it while having plenty of FUN!

So we’ve set a target, created an event thanks to the generosity of The RUC in Turner and we would really appreciate your support by coming along in your best pink outfit. Please head to our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2488521611223815/ to RSVP!

Here’s to a warm summer night of fundraising through barefoot bowls, auction antics, laughs and a BIG ‘Blinky Buzz Cut’ in honour of our sister and all the sisters out there who are going through the same pain.

This is for you, with love.

Clara X