UniSA 2021 Donor Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 14
Mother’s courageous fight
in son’s memory
Overwhelming community
support for Charlie’s Rainbow
Charlie
Charlie Stevens was only 17-monthsold when he was diagnosed with Acute
Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
After a heroic fight, he eventually passed
away at only three-years-old, and in the wake
of this devastation, his mother, Kelly Stevens,
knew she didn’t want any other family to
have to go through the same gut-wrenching
experience.
With a strong belief that the only way to
improve outcomes for children like Charlie
is through research, Kelly established
Charlie’s Rainbow and has begun a series of
fundraising initiatives for paediatric cancer
research at UniSA, including the Charlie’s
Rainbow ‘Move Challenge.’
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Together, we can achieve something remarkable
“We are so blessed to have such a
supportive network of families, friends and
fellow oncology families who have been
touched by cancer in one way or another,”
Kelly Stevens said.
“My family and I are determined to make a
difference for our precious Charlie, and our
friends’ children who have lost their lives
to AML, and those still fighting.”
To date (March 2022), over $65,000 has
been donated to Charlies Rainbow, with more
donations being made every day.