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 died from Multiple Myeloma after a five year battle with the disease; she also underwent two bone marrow transplants. This was when our 14 month old son was part of this very stressful journey; with him losing his Mum the day after he turned six. During this difficult time Arrow was a source of hope and assistance to both Karen and myself.

My mother-in-law, Elsie, sadly passed away just prior to Christmas 2020 and I have made a donation to Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation in honour of my wife and my mother-in-law’s memories.

I have asked for this donation of $15,000 to be allocated to medical research and patient care/nursing education and support. I know through my wife’s time in hospital at St Vincent’s that the nursing staff were fantastic and so caring to her and also a great support to me as a husband and father. Any assistance with their training will be an ongoing legacy to Karen and her mother Elsie.

Arrow thanks Greg for his most generous gift on behalf of his family; may their memory continue to live on.