Tag: patient support program

“My bone marrow transplant was the worst and the best time of my life.” That’s how Jordan Lambropoulos describes her ground-breaking stem cell transplant now that she has another year of living under her belt. Bone marrow or stem cell transplants are nothing new, so what makes Jordy’s transplant so ground-breaking? Well, as far as […]

The World’s Largest Fun Run – The City2Surf – will be back in Sydney on Sunday 11th August 2024. This iconic event brings 80,000+ people together from all walks of life to run, jog, walk or stroll the iconic 14km course from Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach and raise much needed money for charity at […]

Meet with other BMT transplant patients and their carers Have you heard of the Transplant Tribe? It’s part of Arrow’s long term patient support program The aim of the Transplant Tribe is to create a social network of those who have had a bone marrow transplant (BMT) and those who have one planned for their […]

Arrow is fortunate to have been named a beneficiary of the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation’s fundraising efforts this year, and you could win a new car! The raffle they’re running this year has a prize pool valued at over $29,000 with a Hyundai i30 hatchback as the first prize! Tickets are just $20 each (or less […]

“How are you doing today?” It’s an innocuous question for most of us, something we ask often without really listening to the answer. But hardship can happen to anyone. “I’ll tell you on Tuesday,” was the answer I got when I asked this of Josee. Tuesday is the day Josee and her husband Joseph will […]

The Allan Frenkel Foundation was born in 1997, the year Allan would have been 19. Allan Frenkel is described as joyful and happy young man, the life of the party, and always ready for fun. That’s how Allan’s family and friends remember him. Those fond memories are also tinged with great sadness though, because one […]

“Today of all days, Jen.” It had taken quite a bit of to-and-fro to arrange a time to speak with Des. He’s a busy man: playing golf, catching up with friends, enjoying concerts, and back in full time work after treatment for multiple myeloma. In short, living life to the full. But the day we […]

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” — Ryunosuke Satoro Cross-disciplinary collaboration was a highlight of the recent Australia and New Zealand Transplant & Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) inaugural Scientific Meeting in Manly. What an amazing few days it was! Part of the charter of the ANZTCT is to create an inclusive, collaborative […]

Thanks to RITCHIES IGA, the simple act of putting food on your own table can help us put food on the table of families going through bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow transplants are grueling, and often require many months in hospital, plus many months after that in recovery. Bone marrow transplant recipients (or their carer […]

Thank you to the Liverpool Catholic club! Here at Arrow, we look forward to the day when bone marrow transplants (BMT) are a thing of the past. Until then we will continue to fund promising medical research in BMT related areas, and provide financial support for patients and their families. We are forever grateful to […]

This month we attended the ASX Refinitiv ‘Racing for Good’ Charity Race Day at Randwick Racecourse. This is the first of several fundraising events the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation is hosting that will benefit Arrow. These events will raise over $20,000 towards our Patient Support Program which provides real and practical financial assistance to people […]

Unless you’ve been through it, you probably don’t really understand the impact losing hair can have on a cancer patient. Losing your hair is a visible sign of illness and can trigger all sorts of unwanted responses from well- meaning people. However, a wig can help people suffering from hair loss due to cancer treatment […]