Each week, on average 16 South Australians are diagnosed with blood cancer, which literally turn a family’s life upside down. Treatments take place in capital cities, so regional and rural patients have no choice but to leave their homes, farms, businesses and support networks to relocate to a capital city; often within 24 hours.
That’s why the Leukaemia Foundation is preparing to build a purpose Village with 15 accommodation units for regional and rural patients. 5 Towns aims to raise $50,000 to help build this Village to provide regional patients and their families a place to call home during long periods of treatment in Adelaide.