“Having your support definitely felt as though I wasn’t going to be on my own. It really is priceless.” When Craig was told he’d need a stem cell transplant to treat his chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), he approached it like…
Jessica Cheng is a Senior Dietician at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney specialising in haematology and bone marrow transplant patients. Jessica recently attended a virtual workshop run by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in America to learn more about nutrition…
With the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC), one of Arrow’s major annual fundraising events, due to be held later this year, we are delighted to announce this year’s winner of our HCC sponsored PhD scholarship: Natalia Pinello, from the Epigenetics and…
Arrow’s Tracey Scone Wig Library was established in 2000 and has helped hundreds of patients who have suffered hair loss due to chemotherapy. The loan of a wig has provided patients with a much needed boost to their confidence and…
He’s a keen runner, practises one of the oldest surviving Japanese martial arts—Katori Shinto Ryu—and is driven by his curiosity for the immune system. That drive has gained Kevin Hendrawan—a PhD candidate at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical…
“Nurses are the glue that holds it altogether. We are the doers, the hand-holders, the shoulders and the carers,” says Abby Fyfe, 2020 recipient of Arrow’s Trace Richey Scholarship. Arrow Director, Neil Pennock couldn’t agree more. “The nurses made such…
The Arrow Foundation would like to welcome Richelle Koller to our team! Richelle has recently taken over the reigns as CEO and Company Secretary following the retirement of Robyn Flood. Richelle comes to Arrow with a wealth of experience in…
“Care, warmth, and love” are three words that come to mind when young bone marrow transplant recipient Frank Li (pictured left) describes the sponsorship of Arrow’s grocery card initiative by Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA). And that is exactly what…
It is well known that significant numbers of post-transplant patients have reduced quality of life, such as tiredness from anxiety/stress, depression and insomnia. A number of non-drug based interventions to improve transplant patient’s well-being has been evaluated with varying degrees…
After 15 years leading Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, our CEO Robyn Flood, has chosen to retire. Chairman Mark O’Hara says “Robyn has been a fantastic ambassador for Arrow creating and maintaining relationships that are invaluable to Arrow’s programs. To…
With the uncertain economic outlook due to COVID, never has it been more important for charities like Arrow to keep up the funding for medical research. We recently made a grant of $70,630 to Dr Tim Molloy, an outstanding researcher,…
For patients undergoing bone marrow transplants the costs associated with travel can be significant. Rosemary, a social worker on the frontline with patients, explains that “by the time they (patients) get to having a transplant, after a lengthy and usually…
In this current COVID environment, we have all become very familiar with regular temperature checks. However for bone marrow transplant patients it is particularly essential. Patients undergoing transplants and cancer treatment are immune compromised and particularly susceptible to infection. A spike…
Introducing Amanda McLaughlin, a Clinical Nurse Consultant, Apheresis Department of Haematology/Bone Marrow Transplant at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre (a joint facility of St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research). “The impact of COVID-19 has been enormous,”…
Once again, Arrow would like thank Mrs Jan Driscoll and family for their ongoing support of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship enables nurses from all over Australia to enhance their nursing skills and education by studying transplant…
The Blood 2019 Conference hosts international speakers with expertise and knowledge in the field of haematology. Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship, nurses Ide Iwin and Mary Hayes from St Vincent’s Hospital were sponsored to attend the conference in Perth…
Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship invaluable global learning opportunities have been provided to Australian Nurses caring for bone marrow transplant patients. Annabel Horne, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, was given the opportunity to meet transplant…
The Allan Frenkel Foundation has brought comfort to patients and their carers in their time of need by funding vital support services for over two decades. Over the past 21 years, the Foundation has supported a clinical trial for PUVA…
As relatively new staff members, we’ve often wondered how and when the tremendous partnership between the HCC and Arrow began. And last week, whilst looking through some old files, we were lucky enough to unearth some solid evidence. The HCC…
We are pleased to award Arrow / HCC scholarship funding to Natalia Pinello from The Centenary Institute, providing approximately $13,000 per year towards her PhD project until 2021. Natalia wrote: The DNA in all of the cells in our body…
“Provides exceptional evidence based clinical nursing care to patients and families, and in a short timeframe has quickly become a leader and a very valued member of staff” is how Ide Irwin’s Nurse Unit Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital in…
