A Message from Our Founder – Jane McGrath

Everyone knows real men wear pink!
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

As long as there is a family out there experiencing breast cancer and needing our help, or a young girl out there who needs additional support, the McGrath Foundation will continue to try to make a difference.
Tracy Bevan, Executive Director, McGrath Foundation

The simple fact is that we couldn’t do what we do without the help of everyone out there. I’m continuously blown away to see how generous people are and I know Jane would be so proud of how far we’ve all come.
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

We still have a lot of work to do in terms of increasing the number of McGrath Breast Care Nurses across Australia, as well as educating younger women to be breast aware, but Jane’s passion to see these things done, and overwhelming community support, means we are well and truly on our way. I couldn’t be more proud.
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

Jane was my beautiful best friend and I promised her we would do everything within our power to keep her dream alive.
Tracy Bevan, Executive Director, McGrath Foundation

Jane would want those women who are battling breast cancer to stay strong. She would want them to draw strength from the fact she didn’t only ‘survive’ breast cancer for 11 years, but she lived life to the fullest and found pleasure in the simple things so many people take for granted.
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

Breast cancer has taught me many things. Amongst them, not to be afraid. Face your demons and regain your power. To take responsibility of your health and look after yourself. To put yourself first sometimes so that you can be there for others. To gather information, but most importantly, to listen to yourself and never underestimate the power, strength and courage we all have within us.
Jane McGrath, Founder, McGrath Foundation (1966-2008)

We never saw this as something that just affected Jane. It was something that affected our entire family and our friends. In this way, it’s just as much a bloke’s issue and our nurses are there for the entire family unit.
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

Having access to a breast care nurse allowed me to be Jane McGrath, the friend, the mother and the wife – not just Jane McGrath, the breast cancer patient.
Jane McGrath, Founder, McGrath Foundation (1966-2008)

…it was in 2003 when I was re-diagnosed that I realised the importance of having a breast care nurse, something I was fortunate enough to access for the first time. Someone who could answer the questions only a nurse could answer whilst also being the support I needed to unload my frustrations and emotions.
Jane McGrath, Founder, McGrath Foundation (1966-2008)

We won’t stop until every woman affected by breast cancer and their families have access to a breast care nurse because we know from personal experience how important these nurses are.
Glenn McGrath, Founder and Chairman, McGrath Foundation

There’s so much that individuals can do for themselves, especially young women, who are told time and time again that breast cancer is not going to happen to them. They’re the ones with careers and families and they are the ones we are losing. It saddens and angers me because it needn’t happen.
Jane McGrath, Founder, McGrath Foundation (1966-2008)