AFLW Brisbane Lions player, Sophie Conway, was just 12 years old when her mum Christine was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer. Christine was just shy of her 5 year clear before she was diagnosed with brain cancer, and sadly passed away within a few weeks.

Aunty Pam Pedersen is a Yorta Yorta Elder, an advocate in the Koorie Court system, an Aboriginal community leader and an accomplished sports person. Just before Mother's day 2016, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her motto is, “If you can dream it, you can achieve it”.

Stuart Diver was the sole survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide which killed 18 people, including his first wife Sally. He found love again with his second wife Rosanna, who shortly after their honeymoon, was diagnosed with breast cancer. After giving birth to their young daughter Alessia, Rosanna was then diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and sadly passed away in 2015. Stuart is still living in Thredbo where he is raising Alessia.

After winning 12 medals at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Australian Olympic Legend and BCNA board member, Raelene Boyle AM, MBE, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to raise awareness for and support others with the disease.