3 February 2010
WORLD CANCER DAY MEDIA EVENT
Cancer survivors help shape new Queensland Children’s Hospital
World Cancer Day on 4 February has special significance for the youngest member of
the team developing Queensland’s new Children’s Hospital.
Queensland Children’s Hospital Project team member Sam Brookfield, 20, is a survivor
of non-hodgkins lymphoma and is putting his experiences to use as a cor-ordinator of the
Youth advisory Forum and the Family Advisory Council for the Queensland Children’s
Hospital Project.
Dakabin mother-of-two Jodie Guerrero became involved with the Family Advisory
Council through her daughter Julia’s diagnosis with autism.
Jodie’s dedication to the new hospital takes on added significance in light of the fact she
has been fighting her own battle with cancer since 2006.
When:
Wednesday, February 3
Time:
12.15pm
Where:
199 Grey St (corner of Tribune St)
Southbank.
Media will meet in ground floor glass atrium, and will be escorted to media
conference inside the building.
Some street parking is available in the area.
Who:
Dr Peter Steer, Children’s Health Service CEO
Sam Brookfield, YAF and FAC co-ordinator and cancer survivor
Jodie Guerrero, FAC member and cancer patient
Media contact: Carolyn Varley, phone 0417 634 044.
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