Patients at St Vincent’s Hospital will enjoy greater comfort thanks to Arrow’s donation of a brand new tender loving chair. This specialised care chair for patients on the haematology and bone marrow transplant (BMT) ward has electronically adjustable height, back…

Congratulations to Danielle Lian, the latest recipient of the Arrow Graduate Certificate of Cancer Nursing scholarship.  Described as a future leader in cancer care, Danielle works at the day oncology and infusion centre at Cabrini Malvern Victoria. Danielle’s nurse manager…

Introducing Ritika Saxena, the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD Scholar for 2022! Ritika Saxena has been awarded this year’s Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD scholarship for her stem cell research project aiming to help patients with blood cancers or bone marrow failure….

Sophie and Hailey are identical twins and the best of friends. Both diagnosed with an inherited immune deficiency at three years of age, the girls have faced significant health challenges throughout their nine years of life. The biggest challenge of…

The inaugural meeting of what was then known as the Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation (ABMTF) was held on 25 February 1987. Some 35 years later, we talk to one of Arrow’s founding members Barrie Beck, who underwent a bone…

Meet Luke Chapman, or Chappo, as he is better known by his mates. Luke had his life turned upside down in 2020 when he was diagnosed with leukaemia, going from diagnosis to treatment in just a matter of days. Being…

We are pleased to present our Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2021. Full of great stories of our achievements for the year during what was a difficult year for many charities with the COVID pandemic. We…

In September 2017, Roy Amos was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive blood cancer. A key part of his treatment was a bone marrow transplant which he received in February 2018. Roy says that today he is in a very…

Arrow has moved from its location in Darlinghurst to a new serviced office making more accommodation available for patients and their families at Arrow House. Our new address and contact details are: 148 / 20-40 Meagher Street Chippendale  NSW  2008…

“All the best for a wonderful retirement! You have been an amazing support to families over the time you have been with Arrow and your care, support and guidance has been invaluable – so just wanted to say a heartfelt…

Following our Annual General Meeting held 19 November 2021 we are excited to announce the appointment of a number of new members to the Arrow Board: David Maywald Kim Mouret Christopher Murray Stuart Snell Roberto Trinchero Our new board members…

While driven by a passion for research, life for a PhD student can often mean living on a shoestring budget which can be tough. That is why PhD student Alexander Martyn was ecstatic to hear in 2014 that he was…

In 2019 Michael Papadimitrious was awarded his PhD from the University of Sydney for his research into the use of dendritic cells to elicit an anti cancer immune response against certain blood cancers. This research was made possible thanks to…

We are pleased to announce that Erin Johnson and Caitlin Mulcahy – 2020 recipients of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing scholarship – have done amazingly well with their studies and in furthering their career goals in nursing. Both nurses were…

Susan Hall is a registered nurse from the haematology and bone marrow transplant ward at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and one of two recipients of the Arrow Trace Richey Masters Scholarship for 2021. With five years specialised experience in bone…

A huge thank you to our very kind sponsors, Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) who have donated a further $20,000 in grocery gift cards to support bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients and their families. This support could not…

Despite the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic event, being forced to cancel due to COVID for the second year in a row, the paddlers of the HCC have shown their unwavering support for Arrow. Embarking on a fundraising campaign, asking paddlers to…

Each year in Australia approximately 150 children under the age of 16 receive a haematopoietic stem cell transplant. Receiving treatment at one of the specialist Children’s Hospitals across the country, the families of these children face significant financial and logistical…

Arrow’s patient support program is able to reach those most in need thanks to our relationship with welfare teams at hospital transplant centres across Australia. The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital welfare team said “We appreciate Arrow Foundation’s ongoing work to…

Greg Bugden credits Arrow as being a “source of inspiration and assistance’ to he and his wife during her not one, but two bone marrow transplants. Greg shares his story here. It is now 24 years since my wife Karen…