Donate

News

 

Vale – Edward (Ted) Winton

 

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Lymphoma Australia’s founding and life member, Mr Ted Winton.

Ted joined the Lymphoma Australia Board in 2005 after losing his wife Shirley to lymphoma. Shirley Winton OAM was also the founding President of Lymphoma Australia and Ted ensured her vision to advocate for all Australians diagnosed with lymphoma received information and the best possible care.

Ted passed away peacefully on Sunday 2 December 2018, with his daughters by his side.

Family and friends are invited to attend Ted’s funeral, to be held at Saint Infant Saviour Catholic Church – 9 Park Avenue, Burleigh Heads on Friday 7 December at 11.30am. 

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Lymphoma Australia to assist in continuing the vital work of Ted and Shirley.

Donate here

Share This
Cart
Checkout - $0.00
  • 0
  • 1

Contact Lymphoma Australia Today!

Patient Support Hotline

General Enquiries

Please note: Lymphoma Australia staff are only able to reply to emails sent in English language.

For people living in Australia, we can offer a phone translation service. Have your nurse or English speaking relative call us to arrange this.

Useful Definitions

  • Refractory: This means the lymphoma does not get better with treatment. The treatment didn’t work as hoped.
  • Relapsed: This means the lymphoma came back after being gone for a while after treatment.
  • 2nd line treatment: This is the second treatment you get if the first one didn’t work (refractory) or if the lymphoma comes back (relapse).
  • 3rd line treatment: This is the third treatment you get if the second one didn’t work or the lymphoma comes back again.
  • Approved: Available in Australia and listed by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
  • Funded: Costs are covered for Australian citizens. This means if you have a Medicare card, you shouldn’t have to pay for the treatment.[WO7]

You need healthy T-cells to make CAR T-cells. For this reason, CAR T-cell therapy cannot be used if you have a T-cell lymphoma – yet.

For more information on CAR T-cells and T-cell lymphoma click here. 

Special Note: Although your T-cells are removed from your blood for CAR T-cell therapy, most of our T-cells live outside of our blood – in our lymph nodes, thymus, spleen and other organs.