{"id":3786,"date":"2021-12-14T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T03:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2022-01-19T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T00:36:03","slug":"ckw-1221-frocking-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/caring-together-update\/2021\/12\/ckw-1221-frocking-up","title":{"rendered":"Frocking up for a good cause"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With dress contributions coming in from all over Australia and money donations from businesses up and down the east coast, Graham smashed his target, raising more than $34,000.<\/p><\/div>\n

Caboolture Hospital Day Procedure Unit Nurse Unit Manager Graham Winbank\u2019s mission to raise money and awareness by participating in Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation\u2019s annual Frocktober campaign was an outstanding success!<\/p>\n

With dress contributions coming in from all over Australia and money donations from businesses up and down the east coast, Graham smashed his target, raising more than $34,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support from Caboolture Hospital and businesses has just been great,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wore a different dress each day, either purchased by myself or donated from one of the amazing businesses supporting my cause, then auctioned it off to the highest bidder via my Instagram page @loveyourovaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople could also head straight to my Frocktober donation page<\/a> and make a donation there.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor people who can\u2019t afford to donate, the best way you can support is by following my journey through Instagram<\/a>. I like to post tips on what I\u2019ve learnt from wearing dresses, so I promise it doesn\u2019t get boring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statistics show that of the four women who are diagnosed in Australia each day, only one will survive, making it Australia\u2019s deadliest gynecological cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI frocked up for woman everywhere who have to fear this disease and for my late wife Lisa, for my two daughters and my four granddaughters,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce an early detection test is developed, survival rates could potentially increase to 90 per cent or above.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham hopes his campaign will encourage people to start conversations and increase their awareness to help prevent further loss of life from this silent killer.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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