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We attended the BLOOD conference (organised by HSANZ, the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand) for the first time this year, and it was a great success for Arrow! The conference in Sydney was attended by over 1000 clinicians, nurses and scientists, and gave us the opportunity to reconnect with our existing hospital networks face […]

Settle down, get married, have kids, endure the sleepless nights, kiss the bruises better, console them for lost first loves, support them through high school and uni. Watch them settle down, get married, have kids… And so it goes, right? Not always. For so many families, the joy and comfort found in the mundane routines […]

Caitlin Mulcahy has been busy lately juggling a hectic worklife, studying and getting married! As a recipient of Arrow’s Professor Geoffrey Driscoll nursing scholarship, Caitlin has recently completed her Graduate Certificate of Cancer Nursing. A thirst for knowledge and a passion for nursing means Caitlin’s plans do not stop there.  Caitlin says “I have now […]

Thank you to long term supporters Liverpool Catholic Club who have donated an amazing $70,000 to the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation. Liverpool Catholic Club have been supporting Arrow for over six years. This recent donation brings their total contribution to Arrow’s bone marrow and stem cell research programs to over $250,000 resulting in significant […]

Arrow has donated a cannula machine to St Vincent’s Hospital to reduce the stress and anxiety of receiving a cannulation. This new ultrasound machine helps nurses find a patient’s vein and get the intravenous cannula in on the first go.  Donor Greg Bugden was very supportive of the purchase of the machine in memory of […]

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 and leg rests. A welcome addition to the ward, the chair is a great improvement […]

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 says Danielle is a highly motivated, supportive and caring team member who actively seeks out […]

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. After losing her grandmother to multiple myeloma (a cancer of plasma cells) almost a decade […]

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 all has been their recent separation from each other whilst each undergoing a bone marrow […]

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 marrow transplant at St Vincent’s Hospital in 1985 at the age of 39 for acute […]

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 thrust into a new world of leukaemia, as well as a physical move from one […]

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 lucky position. He says lucky as Roy believes it was more good luck than good […]