A good dose of reality is always a good
bite on the bottom, pardon the pun, to remember the simple things in
life are often the best. Today I was shooting for a dear friend
Barbara from Barbarella and Swan in Port Douglas for Carnival. When
I arrived I was welcomed with the Cancer Support Foundation raising
much needed funds for the Marylyn Mayo Lodge.
Kaye Elliott, was giving a much moving
speech and when the room filled with hundreds of people were asked
“Have you been affected, or know anyone affected by cancer to
remain seated and others stand.” Not a soul in the room rose to
their feet. There was an eerie silence throughout the room, with
tears falling from eyes.
As Far North Queensland has remote
areas such as Port Douglas, Mossman, Daintree etc, this poses
difficulties of patients having to drive to a hospital and after
treatment turn around sometimes feeling very ill drive a horrible
trip.
The Caner Council in Queensland in
conjunction with Queensland government and Doctor John Mayo opened
the Marylyn Mayo Lodge in September 2011 (In remembrance of Marylyn
Mayo)
The loge Accomodates and supports
individuals and carers undergoing cancer treatments in Cairns who
live outside the 50 km range of their treating hospital.
There are NO MEANS TESTED, no cost to
guest and fundraising events help run the lodge. The Marylyn Mayo
Lodge is situated at 562 Mulgrave Road nest to 'Toyworld' in Cairns.
For more details about the Marylyn Mayo
Lodge, please email kayeelliott@cancerqld.org.au
or telephone (07) 4047 5652
Now it is our position to see how we
can help.
When talking to Kaye, Kaye is
passionate about a service within the Marylyn Mayo Lodge which has a
'Wig Lending Service', unfortunately when undergoing chemotherapy,
you lose your hair and need to borrow a wig for some time.
Kaye is looking for Donations of wigs
of good quality or for a group to get together to raise funds for
patients suffering cancer to have this service available to them.
Where to find Wigs to Donate,
Lo-Price Cosmetics at Stockland
Shopping Centre Earlville (07) 40546925
Hairport in Mareeba (07) 40921648
Funk Har at 4/3 Reservoir Road Cairns
(07) 40322500
During this fantastic fund raising
event there was also a parade with women all shapes and sizes, and
ages parading in beautiful dresses from Barbarella and Swan. Again a
sense of reality without the size 0 floating around with none of us
having any hope of looking anywhere as good as the models wearing it.
It was a morning tea about positive expectations on making a
difference in the community and being able to wear the clothes and
have expectations that you are going to look and feel fabulous.
Click Here to be directed to Barbarella
and Swan.
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| Above Kaye Elliott from Marylyn Mayo Lodge, explaining the importance of the 'Wig Lending Service' |
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| To Help in Far North Queensland to help this wonderful day, go to www.cancerqld.org.au to host your own morning tea. |
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| Loving to see all the real models, modelling REAL clothes! for REAL WOMEN! |
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