Only a couple of years after that and then off and on for the next 22 years, Lidcombe resident Skye Boundy would hear the world ‘cancer’ again and again.
“My grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer at 48 and was in remission for a couple of years and then battled lymphatic, stomach, cervical and bowel cancer,” Skye said.
“She would fight each one with chemo and radiation as well as surgery and would be fine only for the cancer to reoccur somewhere else in her body until she finally passed away at 70.”
Skye said her grandma’s battle was the reason why she was so passionately trying to create awareness about the need for early breast checking and after taking part in the 55-squat fundraising challenge, has now signed up to the Step Up for Breast Cancer Challenge which got underway on Sunday.
“Throughout August, I must walk a minimum of 10,000 steps a day, knowing that step by step and with every dollar I raise, I can help make a difference to breast cancer research,” she said.
The busy mum of three little girls and trainee counsellor at Auburn Youth Centre, has already started going on long walks and brisk runs around her neighbourhood as well as doing a fitness program at home.
“Over 20,000 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and that is why we have to do what we can to make a difference,” Skye said.
To help her on her mission, go to fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/skyeboundy.
