Fundraiser for Ella ~ for a REAL wig & more **

The community is coming together to SUPPORT our ELLA who has been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma with an amazing fundraiser that we would LOVE you to be apart of!

Every donation allows you to be apart of the event with PRIZES being drawn on the night, whether you are physically present on the night or not you are still in the drawer!

~ Please scroll down & read Ella's story in her own words ~
5pm OPEN MATS Jiu Jitsu

6pm BrazialIan BBQ & our lucky PRIZE WINNERS announced!

All donations from "open mat" Jiu Jitsu on the night will go directly to supporting LIVE WIRE starlight kids teen program who have been supporting Ella when on ward at QLD Childrens Hospital in Brisbane.
PRIZES INCLUDE:

• 6 months of Jiu Jitsu classes PLUS uniform (valued $1437.60 )
• Coffee Machine from Barista Equip Australia (valued $700)
• A bottle of Woodlands Margaret River Red Wine 2009 (value $75)
• Bois de Cèdre Karl Lagerfeld 100ml Eau de Toilet (value $75)
• x5 Reformer Pilates Pass at GCSMR (valued $170)
• Cinebar Coolangatta (Gold Class) movie passes (valued $50)
• JAM Hair Salon voucher
• x2 $100 Bellakai Gift Vouchers
• Linen from George St Linen
• GFree Donuts voucher
• Artwork by Lara Pisarek (valued $300)
• Kirra Surf Club voucher
• 4 weeks Small Group, Womens Only, Training with Stacey Ann Fit
  My name is Ella and I’m 14years old.

I had some lumps in my neck and went to the doctor who did a blood test, a few days later the doctor said I needed to see a specialist and ran some tests and that same day it came back that I had cancer.

Within 2 weeks of finding out I had cancer I started chemotherapy and was told cancer was in my neck both sides, arm pits, one lung, kidney and spleen.

I have stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The outlook for me is good but I am told the journey to get there is meant to take its toll on me and my body.

Everyone in my world is positive and we are big believers in telling the truth of the situation.

This is not easy, first round has already been rough.

6th September 2024 I start round 2 of my intensive chemotherapy.

I don’t see myself as being sick with cancer. I see myself as having cancer. It’s something I WILL get through. Mum calls me her warrior but that is embarrassing also.

Cancer is just a word, Stage 4 is only a number.

I’m so grateful for our family friend Fliss and her family putting this together to support me along with our amazing community so I can get a gourmet kind of wig that resembles more of who I actually am during this process when I will lose all my hair and whatever else may arise.

Thank you so much for loving and supporting me & my family.

So grateful!

Host or Publisher Barista Equip Australia