I’m reaching out today to ask for help for someone incredibly special to me.

At just 39 years old, Laura is facing something no one should ever have to go through.

After months of persistent headaches, scans last week revealed a 3cm brain tumour near her brainstem. She has been listed for urgent surgery in Melbourne within the next month, followed by what will be a lengthy and challenging recovery.

If you know Laura like I do, you know just how extraordinary she is. She’s an incredible mum to three beautiful little girls (Eliza, 7, Imogen, 5, and Nina, 2), a loving wife to Ben, and one of the most genuine, authentic people I know.

In both her professional life in women's health and her personal life, Laura has spent years showing up, speaking out, and caring for others. Now, it’s our turn to show up for her.

This diagnosis comes at the end of an already exhausting year of medical emergencies for the family, which has completely wiped out all of Ben’s personal and carer’s leave.

With major surgery ahead, Laura will be unable to drive or care for the girls for several months. Ben desperately needs to take extended unpaid leave to be Laura’s primary carer, travel back and forth to Melbourne for hospital stays, and keep daily life steady for their three young daughters.

We want to remove the financial stress of Ben taking any unpaid time off work so he can focus entirely on where he is needed most: by Laura’s side and caring for their family.

Every donation, no matter the size, will make an enormous difference in safeguarding this time for Ben to support Laura through her healing.

If you are unable to donate, sharing this fundraiser would mean the world.

Thank you so much for helping us wrap Laura, Ben, and the girls in love and support.

~Hannah