Real Stories
From our community
Every story here is a reminder that none of us have to do it alone. Read about how others have gathered their crew and made it through, together.
Debbie’s Story
The sudden passing of my husband in August last year came as an awful shock to me and my family……
A story about asking for help
She went to bed feeling completely overwhelmed and woke to find every task she listed the day before had been…
Jacinta’s Story
Our daughter Audrey is 7 yrs old. She is such a beautiful and precious girl, who has endured multiple brain…
Monica’s Story
Recently, I lost my brother, Joseph, to prostate cancer. Over the last months of his life, he became more dependent…
Lore’s Story
My wonderful friendship group used GMC to communicate who was visiting and who was bringing me meals……
Stephanie’s Story
It was a few days after I had gutted our laundry and bathroom when I was diagnosed with breast cancer….
Jacqueline’s Story
Anyone can be THAT person. The one who puts their hand up to coordinate help for someone needing support….
Chanel’s Story
My story began mid-May 2022. I was 37 years of age, and with very mild symptoms, was diagnosed with stage…
Faye’s Story
After many tests and scans I heard the words nobody wants to hear, “You have cancer”. From there my world…
Rachel’s Story
Within a couple of hours, we had a whole group of people who had been organised to drop off meals,…
Caroline’s Story
We have no immediate family living nearby, so the support we received was invaluable and lasted for months….
Lisa’s Story
Over the past 5 years, Lisa has been the main carer for her ageing parents who live in the same…
Richie’s Story
Within six months, Richie’s prognosis had shorted to “six months to two years”. We knew he was going to die……
Jen’s Story
I first heard about Gather My Crew from the Cancer Council. It is so helpful to have all of my…
Penelope’s Story
Events progressed along fairly quickly from that first mamogram, to biopsy, then a complete mastectomy……
Lynette’s Story
Peter died during the Covid lockdown so support was very difficult. We were married for 40 wonderful years……
Amanda, Fiona and Madeleine share their stories
Amanda set up a support crew, Fiona joined a support crew and Madeleine recommends Gather My Crew to her patients….
Amanda’s story
When her friend’s little toddler was diagnosed with cancer, Amanda set up a support crew to help get the family…
Josh’s story
His wife had some mental health issues that meant her ability to care for their children when under stress was…
Kat’s Story
At the age of 40, Kat was diagnosed with breast cancer. She needed the help of her ‘support crew’ to…
Merran’s Story
When Merran had a serious car accident, her daughter was able to set up a support crew to coordinate help…
Fiona’s story
Fiona was part of a support crew for her friend Jodie. Hear her talk about what it was like to…
Helen’s story
My daughter came running out to find me in a pool of blood, screaming in pain; I had broken my…
Martine’s story
I love helping others but find it unreasonably difficult to accept help from anyone, let alone ask for it……
Madeleine’s story
Madeleine talks about how Gather My Crew is used to support people following hospital discharge to get the care they…
Jodie’s Story
Diagnosed with breast cancer, Jodie needed help to get to her appointments. One day she was completely stuck, and so…
Kayla’s story
Kayla’s biggest concern was finding ways to keep the boys lives as ‘normal’ as possible despite the loss of their…
Frank’s story
Frank was a much loved member of the dog park community. You get to know people really well when you…
Sasha’s story
When Sasha’s Mum died, friends kept saying ‘let me know if I can help’ but, numb with loss, she could…
Roxanne’s Story
In the blink of an eye, Brendan was admitted to hospital and flown by Royal Flying Doctors to Brisbane –…
Jock’s story
I didn’t seem able to reach out, to express vulnerability, to ask for help. In talking with a psychotherapist, I…
Angelo’s story
“I can’t tell you how much easier it is to cope with things when you know that help is on…
Rohan’s Story
My cancer treatment was one hours drive away from my home – and I had to travel there every day….
