Honouring Helen's 50th birthday
Helen Aygur 1973 – 2021
Helen was a kind, caring, joyful person who was loved by all.
In
April 2018, Helen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the young age of 44.
Helen
was a much loved mum, healthy and active. When her cancer developed, there were
no obvious signs. Helen had been conscientious about her health and lived well,
having regular health checkups.
There
is no screening test for ovarian cancer.
Over
three years, Helen endured surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and accessed a
clinical trial. She was hopeful and optimistic. Her courage inspired everyone
who met her and she never gave up.
But
it was not enough to keep this disease away. On 24 May 2021, we lost our
beautiful Helen. She left behind a young daughter and heartbroken loved ones.
This
year, in July 2023, Helen would have turned 50 years old. This was a treasured
milestone that she looked towards. Helen’s dream was to grow old, to age with
time, and she prayed for that blessing in her life.
Helen
was fortunate to have a wonderful team of clinicians, who innovated and strived
hard. But these excellent teams need more funding for research.
In
honour of Helen’s 50th birthday, and to make available the gift of
age and time for all women, we are asking for your donation to support peak national gynaecological cancer research group, Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Group (ANZGOG).
Your
generosity will help ANZGOG fund pioneering discoveries, develop new innovative ideas, foster research collaborations and advance medical knowledge women with a gynaecological cancer.
Each
of us have friends, sisters, mothers, aunties, wives or daughters, just like
Helen, who deserve better outcomes in preventing and treating ovarian cancer in
the future.
It
is our hope, that Helen’s story will inspire you to help make a difference.
