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Family channels grief into thousands of dollars for Leukaemia Foundation
Key takeaways
- Grandaughter Summer Collins and sisters Elli Wust and Jodie Collins honour Christine Gray in an annual Mother's Day event every year, raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
- Christine Gray was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare blood cancer, multiple myeloma, and after two years of harsh treatment, she died from an infection that led to sepsis in 2020.
- Blood cancer is described as a hidden and silent cancer and is the second most common cancer diagnosed in women in Australia.
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Grandaughter Summer Collins and sisters Elli Wust and Jodie Collins honour Christine Gray in an annual Mother's Day event every year, raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation. (ABC Capricornia: Vanessa Jarrett)
Christine Gray was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare blood cancer, multiple myeloma, and after two years of harsh treatment, she died from an infection that led to sepsis in 2020.
Blood cancer is described as a hidden and silent cancer and is the second most common cancer diagnosed in women in Australia.
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