From surviving a brain haemorrhage as a newborn to navigating multiple cancer diagnoses later in life, Maxine Schiltknecht has faced more challenges in her life than most people. Through it all, she has held on to the same determination and the belief that she will...
In 2020, Michael was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After a biopsy, his urologist told him it needed to be removed immediately. “It had to be removed now,” he recalls. Surgery went ahead, and with it came a cautious hope. But within a year, his PSA levels began...
In 2021, Kirsten’s life was turned upside down. At 44, she was raising two teenage sons alongside her husband when she was diagnosed with multifocal invasive ductal carcinoma, triple-negative breast cancer. By the time the diagnosis came, the cancer had already spread...
“I thought I’d already done cancer.” For a long time, that belief gave Audrey a sense of certainty and comfort. She had faced breast cancer once before, moved through surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and come out the other side believing the hardest, most...
Before cancer, Tristin’s life was defined by the land. Living on a rural property two hours south of Cairns, she managed the station day-to-day while her husband worked away in a FIFO role. When he was home, they ran it together; when he wasn’t, the responsibility...
Cairns music teacher and professional musician, Connie Johnson, never imagined her life would change on the day she launched her fourth book, Musical Fun Begun Young. In the middle of celebrating, she found a small lump in her left breast — a moment that would alter...
