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“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 IGA is all about – taking care of locals. With a network of 1,400 independently […]

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 of success. A recent Telehealth trial on exercise and mindfulness training has seen significantly positive […]

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, who is working with Professor David Ma at the Blood, Stem Cell and Cancer Research […]

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 complex medical history, they have already incurred significant additional travel costs in addition to other […]

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 in temperature can be a sign of infection, therefore regular temperature checks are essential. Amanda […]

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 and haematology related subjects through the Australian College of Nursing. In 2020 the following nurses […]

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 this October, with their travel and accommodation costs covered. Ide Irwin anticipated the benefits of […]

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 experts from around the globe while advancing her understanding of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular […]

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 wands to alleviate pain from mouth ulceration, contributed to the new bone marrow transplant ward […]

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 first paddled for Arrow (then named The Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation) in 1993, to […]

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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 control what each cell looks like and all of its specific functions. This is because […]