Urgent cancer treatment for our hero, mum, patient advocate.

Help Us Keep Caitlin Here - for Our Family and for the Cancer Community

This is Caitlin—my incredible wife, mother to our two amazing daughters, and a fierce advocate for cancer patients everywhere.

For the past 16 years, we’ve shared a life filled with love and joy. But for the last 8 years, cancer has overshadowed our lives. Caitlin was diagnosed with stage 4 clear cell ovarian cancer in 2017, and since then, she has endured countless treatments, surgeries, and setbacks—all while dedicating herself to helping others in the cancer community.

Our daughters are now 12 and 10—ages Caitlin never thought she’d see when first diagnosed. Every milestone is a gift, but her struggle is far from over.

Caitlin’s Impact

Caitlin isn’t just advocating for herself. She’s advocating for every cancer patient who needs hope, better care, and access to life-saving treatments.

- She’s worked tirelessly with numerous organisations like Rare Cancers Australia, ANZGOG, and Ovarian Cancer Australia to push for better funding, research, and access to care.

- Caitlin founded "CareFully", a compassionate care education organisation, helping healthcare providers deliver better support to patients and their families.

- She’s spoken directly to prime ministers, health ministers, and senators to advocate for equitable access to drugs and support services.

- Through her advocacy and high profile media campaigns, she’s inspired and supported countless cancer patients, often taking late-night calls to provide advice, comfort, and hope.

Caitlin’s work changes lives—but she does it all largely without pay, recognition, or personal gain.

Why We Need Your Help

We’re now facing an urgent situation. Standard treatments no longer work for Caitlin. Her cancer has progressed with even more disease in her lungs and lymph nodes. But there is hope—promising new treatments such as the immunotherapy drug combo Ipilimumab with Nivolumab, and the drug TDXD (which targets HER2 markers).

Both of these treatments have shown promising results in clinical trials for clear cell ovarian cancer patients like Caitlin. Unfortunately, these trials are either now closed, or Caitlin isn't eligible for them. The treatments are only available “off-label” at an enormous cost:

We’ve self-funded treatments in the past, using up all our savings, accessing Caitlin's life insurance, and relying on the generosity of friends and family. But this time, we need to reach further.

How You Can Help

We’ve always valued our independence, but we really can’t do this alone. We need your help to give Caitlin the best chance at life—so she can see our daughters grow, continue her incredible advocacy work, and inspire others with her story.

Your contribution will directly fund Caitlin’s treatment and other mounting medical expenses. Every dollar helps, and if you can’t donate, simply sharing this campaign with your network can make a huge difference.

Why This Matters

Keeping Caitlin here isn’t just about our family and our desperate desire and need to keep her with us - it’s about the cancer community she has dedicated her life to serving. Every day, Caitlin brings light, hope, and real change to others facing this disease.

She needs the chance to keep advocating - for herself, for our daughters, and for every patient who needs her to raise her voice on their behalf.

Thank you for your support, generosity, and kindness. From the bottom of our hearts, we are truly grateful.

Kevin, Caitlin, and our beautiful, growing girls.

Caitlin's Advocacy Campaigns

Below is a list of just some of the numerous advocacy projects Caitlin has been involved with since her diagnosis:

Camilla and Marc Ovaries.Talk About Them. Campaign (2021-2024)

2024 interview: https://www.instagram.com/camillaandmarc/reel/C_FnVrmPMIb/

Podcasts:

Committee/Board Memberships:

Rare Cancers Australia

Ovarian Cancer Australia

ANZGOG

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse:

Other: