Meet Molly: Daughter, netballer and cancer survivor. Here's her incredible story

Now 17, Molly from Dubbo, NSW, is many things: a cancer survivor, a passionate advocate and fundraiser, and a teenager with dreams of netball coaching and university. Today, she’s determined to ensure no child has to go through what she and her friends did − but that’s not possible without the support of people like you. This is her incredible story.

As an 11-year-old, Molly from Dubbo NSW was an all-star athlete, competing at a state level in netball and enjoying a competitive level of basketball and hockey. Sport was her entire life, so after a three-day netball carnival and dozens of games, a sore calf was nothing out of the ordinary.

Within weeks and on her twelfth birthday, Molly’s sporting injury was diagnosed as osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer that is responsible for the deaths of more under 24-year-olds than any other type of cancer. Talking of when she found out she had cancer, Molly says:

Thankfully Molly didn’t lose her leg or her life, but her intense multi-year treatment of chemo and over 20 surgeries stole years of her childhood and changed her life forever, leaving her unable to play sport or even run again. Today, at 17, she’s a passionate childhood cancer advocate, fundraiser, public speaker, and budding netball coach.

Despite the life-changing side-effects of the treatments that saved her life, Molly’s positivity and desire to change kids’ cancer treatments for the better is relentless. She’s helped raise millions of dollars to support vital research into better and more effective treatments for other kids like her. Molly says:

By making a gift, you can help support vital kids’ cancer research for other children with cancer like Molly. Make a donation today to help fund the development of lifesaving new childhood cancer treatments.