"Rach 
If you know her, then you’re one seriously lucky person. She is truly one of the most beautiful people on this planet, and I feel as though I’ve hit the jackpot to call her a friend and family.
She fills your cup right to the brim and leaves you feeling loved and full of laughs. Rach is such an idol to me, I look upto her as a mum, a nurse, a midwife, home-birth legend, and just an all round phenomenal human who has the most amazing view on life.
She has inspired me in so many ways, and continues to. I can confidently say if we all had just the tiniest slice of her dry humor, compassion, and love for life the world would be nothing but perfect!
Soooo, I went bald for bowel cancer! And trav dyed his hair or beard blue!" ~ Molly.
Rach’s words
“A few weeks ago our world was rocked to the core. After experiencing some mild yet ongoing symptoms of an “upset tummy” I went for a colonoscopy on the 15th of September.
After a CT, MRI and PET scan we were devastated to hear the news that I have stage 4 bowel cancer and the BRAF mutation. In just over a week I had a portacath inserted and started chemotherapy.
It has been the most harrowing few weeks and nothing hurts more than when I think of our beautiful, happy and innocent children.
But although this is by far the worst time in my life, I have been so incredibly humbled by the ferocity of love that has risen up around us. Love has poured in from every angle as family, friends and strangers have spun a web of support around us.
We have cried, sobbed, and howled. Grief, fear and sorrow have ripped through my soul and wracked my body with an anguish so raw I have no words to describe it. But I’ve never been alone. Every day I have been surrounded by love and every night Andy cocoons me in his love and strength. And I take all of your messages, cards, gifts, food, thoughts, gestures and energy and I know I have an army behind me. I might not always reply (life gets really busy when you get cancer!) but I love all your messages of support.
So if anyone is looking for a charity to donate to, donate to bowel cancer Australia this year and help them find me a cure so that my kids can grow up with their mum.” ~ Rach.
Molly shares Rach's story and her reasons for getting hairy to help raise hair-wareness this Decembhair.
If you were inspired by Molly & Trav's fundraising activities and would like to boldly raise much needed funds for Bowel Cancer Australia through a hairy transformation, get in touch with us through our webform.
