The year that Brooke had. (The hidden costs of BMT)
By the age of seventeen, Brooke Hides was slipping out of school at lunch time. Most teenagers spend their time going to school, doing homework, maybe going to a part time job and playing sport. If they wag school, it’s because the surf was good that day and sneaking in a wave or two seemed […]
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic makes a generous donation!
We have recently received an extremely generous donation from the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC) Association of $25,000 to help support our work here at Arrow. It is an especially generous donation this year because their event, the 111km overnight paddle down the Hawkesbury River, hasn’t been able to run for the last three years: two […]
International Student of the Year for Research: Ritika Saxena
We are proud to learn that Ritika Saxena has recently been named the Study Melbourne International Student of the Year for Research. Congratulations Ritika on a well-deserved award! Professor Andrew Elefanty of The Blood Diseases Laboratory at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute says of Ritika, “She’s very much a natural leader [with an] infectious enthusiasm” for […]
Bone marrow transplants and the City of Love
Paris may well be the city of love, but for a few days in April this year it will also be the city of bone marrow transplants as the 49th European Bone Marrow Transplant Conference is held there. And this year, a dedicated nurse from Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle will be there thanks to […]
Shaun Rosen Scholarship recipients Stacey Koschel & Suzie Flynn
Meet Stacey Koschel and Suzie Flynn, the most recent recipients of the Shaun Rosen Nursing Scholarship . Thanks to the scholarship from Arrow, they will attend the Lymphoma Australia Health Professional Conference on Gold Coast in July 2023. The conference will cover topics such as updates in CAR-T nursing, wellness and mindfulness for both patients […]
When getting that jab isn’t as easy as it sounds: Post-transplant vaccination training for South Australian nurses.
Why post-transplant vaccination is important, why it’s not always as simple as it sounds. (And what Arrow is doing to help!) Recently we awarded a scholarship for eight nurses from the Cancer Outpatient Nursing Team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital to complete the Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program. Every bone marrow transplant patient […]
Successful treatment of CGD with bone marrow transplant – Celebrating Sophie and Hailey!
On the 21st March 2015, Kylie Smith, mum to Sophie and Hailey posted on her Facebook timeline: “Sophie has been diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disorder (CGD). This is a rare inherited disorder, so Hailey is being tested on Thursday. This explains why she gets sick so often.” Eight years later, and both girls are back […]
Congratulations to nursing scholarship recipient Abby Fyfe!
We are thrilled to announce that Arrow Nursing Scholarship recipient Abby Fyfe recently completed her Master of Cancer and Haematology Nursing through the University of Sydney with a distinction average. Well done, Abby! Abby, who was awarded the Arrow Trace Richey Nursing Scholarship in 2020, works as an Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant at Macquarie University […]
Patient support program doubles this year with support from the Liverpool Catholic Club
Our attendance at the recent BLOOD Conference was a runaway success. How do we know? Because since then, we have built new relationships with many social workers across several new hospitals, and the number of families who have asked us for financial assistance has doubled. What a terrific outcome! A doubling of the number of […]
Scholarships for nurses: the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll nursing scholarship goes to Townsville!
Each year Arrow offers scholarships for nurses to further their education in the field of bone marrow transplant patient care. We are thrilled to announce the latest recipient of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing Scholarship: Lauren Buckland from Townsville Hospital. As a young nurse, Lauren thought she would never work in the field of […]
Paddling for bone marrow transplant research
High Achiever. That’s an apt description for Wennie van Lint. He has been an academic (Head of Department, no less), has had a football career including a couple of games with South Melbourne (now known as Sydney Swans) and is currently a Leader in finance and economics with GHD Advisory. And what does that have […]
Leukathon 2022 funding BMT research
“It’s what mates do.” That’s what Cameron Haynes says of his involvement in the Leukathon, a gruelling long-distance challenge that raises funds for bone marrow transplant (BMT) research. “We were reeling from the news about Luke, and we wanted to do something to help.” Luke (Chappo) Chapman was a fit and healthy young man, “a […]