When Lauren Philpot’s mum was battling breast cancer, both mother and daughter threw themselves into fundraising and awareness campaigns as a coping mechanism.
Now almost two years after her mother’s death, Ms Philpot has continued on by herself, both as a way of dealing with her loss and to help other families going through a similar ordeal.
On February 1, those campaigning efforts brought the Maribyrnong based Ms Philpot full circle when she spoke at a pink lady fundraising match at the Rosamond Bowls Club, not far from the home where she cared for her mother prior to her death in May 2023.
“I spoke about my mum’s breast cancer journey as well as my perspective as a carer and daughter of someone going through breast cancer,” said Ms Philpot of the keynote address she gave during the tea break of the fundraising match between Rosamond and Keilor .
“I spoke about the importance of fundraising and how vital it is for these funds to not only support the families and patients going through breast cancer, but also to be put into research and to provide one on one support nurses.”
Rosamond Bowls Club, where her father is president, is the latest sporting club to have hosted a pink themed fundraising event for the Breast Cancer Network Australia that Ms Philpot has spoken at, with an even bigger one coming up in a few months time.
“I’m an ambassador for the Mother’s Day Classic Foundation and I’m hosting a local fun run and walk along the Maribyrnong River on Mother’s Day morning,” she said of the fundraiser on May 11.
“It’s open to anyone in the western region and beyond.”
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Cade Lucas
