Sue Radford and Virginia Stevens have been friends for 48 years.

They jointly formed Flickering Memories in 2014 to mark the passing of their mothers; one from Ovarian Cancer and one from Breast Cancer. The high tea in 2014,  attended by 100 people; raised around $5,000 towards helping the McGrath Foundation and Ovarian Cancer Australia. Last year, 380 men and women attended over two days and raised $28,000. In all, $100,000 has been raised in eight years.

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At right: Sue and Virginia with Burnie Rotarian Leanne Cullen

Sue said:

— We create “Bags of Hope” to support patients at Burnie Cancer Clinic and Hobart and Launceston Gynaecological Clinics. The bags may contain blankets, colouring-in supplies, water bottles, and food or petrol vouchers.

— This year, the Cancer Clinic asked us to produce emergency packs to aid cancer patients who ‘live rough’, but who still have to face having treatment. We produced 20 packs, plus 20 more for later use.

— After Palliative Care asked us,  we made 100 bags to hold syringe driver kits for use throughout Tasmania [A ‘syringe driver’ provides a continuous, subcutaneous infusion of pain relief medication].

— We support Women Can, which conducts research on all women’s gynaeco-logical cancers.

Thus, we are able to support every Tasmanian who is diagnosed with cancer.

– “We don’t say NO” –