Meet Sophie. After discovering she had the mutated BRCA gene, to prevent herself from getting breast cancer, Sophie made the brave decision to undergo a double mastectomy. Just one year after her surgery, Sophie received the devastating news, t

Jacinta and Daisy's Story

Mar 23rd, 2021 45m 40s

Meet Jacinta. Her daughter Daisy was just four months old when she was diagnosed with Pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), an aggressive form of blood cancer. Leading up to Daisy’s diagnosis, there were no really recognisable symptom

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Season 2 Trailer

Mar 10th, 2021 2m 2s

Today marks the beginning of Shave Week for the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave campaign for 2021, so what better time to announce that Kathy's Bald Move will be returning with a second season.⁣⁣⁣There are more incredible storie

Spotlight on Lived Experience with Leukaemia Foundation's Kathryn Huntley

Jul 16th, 2020 49m 47s

In Kathy's Bald Move's final episode for Season One, you will meet Kathryn. Kathryn started working as a nurse on the bone marrow transplant ward, and soon realised what she loved most about her role, was building relationships with those patie

Christine's Story

Jul 4th, 2020 42m 34s

Meet Christine. Chris was never able to do self-breast checks due to having what an ultrasound technician referred to as a "lumpy and bumpy chest." Because of this, she made sure she had her regular mammograms and it was fortunate she did, as t

Navigating your Story with Cassandra Scicluna

May 27th, 2020 47m 30s

Time and time again on the podcast, we have mentioned that cancer first and foremost represents uncertainty. The guests on Kathy's Bald Move have often commented that after receiving a cancer diagnosis, it's impossible to prepare yourself, beca

H's Story

May 3rd, 2020 44m 45s

Meet H. At the end of 2010, Helena or H as she is more commonly known, was experiencing symptoms you might experience day to day such as severe bloating and some heart burn – nothing you would think was out of the ordinary. It was only because

Graham's Story

Apr 4th, 2020 42m 23s

Meet Graham. Graham was working as a training facilitator in aged care, when he began to experience chronic back pain and excruciating sciatica. Graham is a registered nurse and was a paramedic for 20 years. Because of this medical background,

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Shave Update Kathy's Bald Move

Mar 29th, 2020 4m 1s

Hello all, just a quick update in regards to the shave. We were due to conduct the shave last Saturday the 21st of May, however as a result of everything going on with the Corona Virus, myself, Josh and Cam decided to postpone our shave until l

Shannon's Story

Mar 19th, 2020 40m 52s

Meet Shannon. Shannon’s journey started when she was lost her mother to breast cancer at the age of 28. For years, Shannon lived in fear, believing it was imminent that she, just like her Mum would be diagnosed with breast cancer. When she was

Chris and Gerry's Story

Mar 11th, 2020 45m 3s

Meet Chris. It’s been almost 8 years since Chris lost his Dad Gerry to spinal cancer and today he bravely talks about his Dad’s journey and the impact it’s had on his family.Gerry was not only devoted to his family, but was an inspector with t

Carla's Story

Mar 8th, 2020 50m 33s

Meet Carla. Carla was working three full time jobs and was also caring full time for her Mum who had Lewy bodies dementia. With all this going on, it wasn’t hard to see why she was in a constant state of exhaustion, however it wasn’t until she

Vince's Story

Mar 2nd, 2020 38m 52s

Meet my father-in-law Vince. Vince was having symptoms of sweating, feelings of fatigue and lumps in his armpits for 6 – 8 months but was continually told there was nothing wrong; he just had infected sweat glands. Knowing something was not qui

Leith's Story

Feb 28th, 2020 39m 30s

Meet my Mum Leith. She was just 22 years old when she found a lump in her neck. She fast learnt the lump was in fact Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes and also a form of blood cancer.Leith shares her treatment journey going throug

Introducing Kathy's Bald Move

Feb 17th, 2020 1m 54s

On the 21st of March this year, I will be getting out the clippers and shaving my hair off for brain cancer. ⁣⁣Why? Because it’s true what they say, cancer does not discriminate. Whether you have been through it personally, or know someone wh

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