Strathfield Rotary Joined the Fight!

We couldn’t have asked for a more glorious evening in Sydney and we were immediately in awe of the stunning and fantastic outfits worn by everyone. The generosity we witnessed was extraordinary with the champagne raffle table selling out in record time, kindly donated My Wine Affair!

The Great Hall was the perfect scene for a night of glamour. Lou Greco was an excellent MC and kept us all entertained throughout the night, along with music from Jellybean Jam.

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Lucky door prizes kicked off a night of surprises including $500 vouchers from Off the Wall Photography and Gelato from Pure Gelato with 2 lucky winners on each table!  A great night with entertainment, magic and fun, it was a huge success and Rotary continued their tradition of generosity raising $20,000 for Lymphoma Australia; a truly fantastic result!

Thank you to the dedicated Rotarians who worked tirelessly to make the night possible and thank you to all those who attended. Whilst we cannot cure all lymphomas, we can all contribute to raising awareness for this cancer to ensure Australians are diagnosed earlier.

 

 

 

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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.
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  • 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.

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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.