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Talk to others through our telephone forums - click to read this feature item
Talk to others through our telephone forums

It's easy to join our regular telephone forums to talk to others who have blood cancers and related blood disorders.

Brave Australians raised $14.6million - click to read this feature item
Brave Australians raised $14.6million

Thanks to everyone who shaved and coloured their hair in 2010. You raised about half of what we need to fund our Vision to Cure and Mission to Care this year!

Meet our business partners - click to read this feature item
Meet our business partners

Roses Only have partnered with the Leukaemia Foundation to further support patients and their families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

Our survey reveals low awareness of myeloma

Read the results of our recent research

Living with Grief - click to read this feature item
Living with Grief

The Leukaemia Foundation's Grief Support Service offers a range of services, free of charge, to individuals and families who have experienced loss of a loved one through leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma or a related blood disorder. In NSW, the Foundation has a skilled and experienced counsellor in the areas of loss, grief and bereavement who are available to individuals and families for telephone support as well as face-to-face office appointments.

Light the Night to remember, celebrate and give hope - click to read this feature item
Light the Night to remember, celebrate and give hope

Be one of the thousands to light a balloon to remember, celebrate and give hope to people living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myelomas and related blood disorders. Wednesday 1st September at North Sydney Oval, Friday 3rd September at Parramatta Riverside and Thursday 9th September at the Newcastle Foreshore.

News

Browse the Leukaemia Foundation's latest achievements, announcements and events. For media enquiries, interviews, disease-specific information, patient stories or local event news see the Media contacts page for the Foundation’s media team's contact details.

Media releases

Browse the Foundation's recent media releases. You can also read the stories of patients and some of our volunteers. By yourself

The Carer newsletter By yourself

Download and read the latest edition of The Carer

The Carer is the Foundation's quarterly newsletter sent to our supporters.

Patients' stories

Read the inspirational stories of people who have lived with - and through - blood cancers and related blood disorders, and their experiences.

Volunteers' stories

Much of the work of the Foundation would not be possible without the enthusiastic and devoted support of our volunteers.