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A place for the young and the young at heart.
12 April 2019
A cancer diagnosis and a prolonged and intensive confinement to hospital can take an immense toll on a young adult’s life. Thanks to the Dry July Foundation, the amazing people who abstained from drinking throughout Dry July and the contribution of a number of community fundraisers, The Alfred has been able to implement a new adolescence and young adult’s breakout area and provide a space where they can relax and act their age.
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Simple Gestures
21 December 2018
An exhibition of gestures (BIG or small) by Melbourne’s creative community, raised over $20,000 for cancer, supporting the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred.
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Paying it forward
6 March 2018
When Alfred ICU and hyperbaric nurse Natalie McGregor was diagnosed with cancer, she found out how hard it was to be a patient – it left her emotionally and physically drained.
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