RAH - Rebuilding Thru Cancer

06/11/2026

I WORE BALLOONS AS B***S IN PUBLIC
So imagine what didn’t make the cut 😂

Welcome to the Frocktober 2026 behind the scenes & reject rack

The lime-green number: when the dress code says formal but you’re a highlighter

The red ruffles: I went in for a dress and came out available for children’s parties as a human car wash 🚗🚿

The silver ensemble: apparently I was expecting to inherit a fancy cruise ship 🛳

The cream one-sleeved number: when you can’t decide between a safari or a trip on your cruise ship, so you book both on the same dress.

The black-and-lime leaves: for when you get drunk & pass out in the garden. They’ll find you when they start trimming

The blue chevron number: please keep two chevrons apart. Even the dress wanted some distance. 🔰

Some dresses were too big or small. One zip got halfway up & decided it had supported this charity enough

And, some were just FUGLY! I tried them on anyway. We’ve all established my judgement was under pressure

Somehow I ended up with a "special effects" department.

Wigs, Sports socks. Fluffy bed socks. Balloons 🎈
My chest nearly had more outfit changes than I had dresses

I may or may not have tried actual ovarian cancer ribbons as earrings. Apparently raising awareness wasn’t enough. I needed to become the information stand 🤨

Whether every prototype left the house is strictly between me & the Woolies security cameras 📸

Special shout outs to… Mr Potato Head, who travelled to the Sunshine Coast to help Bo Peep find her sheep. Safest passenger on the road. Even the driver had aftermarket airbags 🤷‍♀️

And finally Mr Mac, my walking buddy who wore his bandanas & somehow emerged as the only one with his dignity intact

All for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), please tell me the researchers aren’t getting their equipment from the same place I got mine?

Which dress do you actually like and think I should’ve worn?

06/11/2026

“Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true.”

We’re quick to tell our kids that.
Then someone posts a cancer “cure” and suddenly the adults need reminding.

I understand wanting to believe. When it’s your life, or someone you love, hope is powerful.

But before we pass health advice on, we owe each other a quick check. Even when we’re sharing with the best intentions.

OCRF sent me this guide after I commented on their post. It deserves a share. 💚

How to sort the facts from fiction in an era of misinformation

04/11/2026

Some days you don’t need a pep talk. You need a quilt and a bit of kindness. 💚

I spotted this beauty from Comfort Quilts Against Cancer. The teal caught my eye, but the care behind it made me stay.

They’d love to reach more people going through cancer, so I’m passing their name on. Pop over to their page to find out more.

You might know someone who could use a little extra comfort xx

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19pEzqS2P3/

Quilt #7663 to VIC

04/11/2026

I miss the me who didn’t have to negotiate with her own body.

I miss the me who didn’t have to negotiate with her own body.

December 2020. Ice skating with the kids. Cancer wasn’t on my calendar.

The me who made plans without mentally checking the appointment calendar. Who could feel tired without wondering what it meant.

I’m still here. Still me. Just with far more internal admin than I ever applied for.

I can love the life I have & grieve how easy some parts of it used to feel. Gratitude doesn’t cancel that out.

If someone you love seems different after cancer, try asking what they miss. You don’t have to talk them out of the answer.

Share this if it says the bit you haven’t been able to explain. 💚

03/11/2026

Exhausted. Finally in bed. Suddenly wide awake. Anyone else? 🙋‍♀️

Rare Cancers Australia is hosting a webinar about sleep during and after cancer on Friday 13 November.

Putting this here for anyone whose nights could use some help too 💚 Registration details in the original post.

Rare Cancers Australia's Jem Program is all about helping people to live well with and beyond cancer.

Sleep has a powerful role to play in physical and emotional wellbeing, but during and after cancer, sleep difficulties are common.

In the Jem Program's first webinar, Sleep Well, Live Well: Supporting sleep during and beyond cancer, we'll be joined by Monash University provisional psychologist Hollie Wright, and Dr Joshua Wiley from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, to explore why sleep matters.

🗓️ Friday 13 November
⏰ 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Drawing on years of research in sleep and psycho-oncology, Dr Wiley will share accessible, evidence-based insights you can apply to improve your sleep, no matter where you are in your cancer experience.

Whether you've recently been diagnosed with cancer, are navigating survivorship, or are caring for a loved one with cancer, this session will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to help you sleep better.

🔗 Register now at: https://bit.ly/4itcZrd

03/11/2026

The race that stops a nation 🐎
The rate rise that stops you opening your banking app 🙃

And cancer still hasn’t taken the day off.

How are YOU doing today?

You don’t have to give me the polite answer. What’s getting on top of you? 💚

02/11/2026

I made a spectacle of myself. You made it count. 💚

$4,292 raised. 60 supporters. Our first ever Frocktober - 2026
The teal wig has earned a lie-down.

From Day 1 in emerald green to Frockzilla & the Addams Family, with a Lamborghini somewhere along the way. Subtle isnt in the RAH vocab.

But behind the frocks was something serious. Ovarian cancer changed my family. Your donations help fund research working towards a different future for other families.

Collecting & analysing patient samples. Studying cancer cells. Exploring their DNA & testing potential treatments. That's the kind of work this fundraising helps support.

The graphic uses OCRF’s donation guide to show what your $4,292 could help support.

Thank you to everyone who donated, shared a post or helped get the word out. You turned the dressing-up into something that reaches beyond my wardrobe.

Share this recap with someone who helped make it happen. They deserve to see what they were part of.

I miss the dresses already. Never thought I’d hear myself say that. 😂
The frocks are taking a breather.....for now! RAH isn’t. 💚

01/11/2026

Mac & I pounded the pavement disguised as “normal” people today 😎

My trusty shorts & tee were thrilled to see the light of day again I reckon. Mac seemed pretty grateful too, just quietly!

But now I’m like… um, what am I meant to do tomorrow morning without a frock?

I’m actually going to miss having something fun to wake up to.

The green Amazon Jumanji dress, however, has already been banished to the back of the wardrobe. We need some time apart 🤣

Did you have a favourite frock?
Or one you reckon Mac should’ve buried in the backyard?

31/10/2026

Promised you a family affair - delivered the Addams family. 🖤😂

Bronson’s lost his hair and Frankie’s wearing enough for all 3 of us!

Even felt right at home in Woolies this arvo. Staff in costume, all my people were out.
After 31 days of being the weird odd one out, finally I could just cruise around with my trolley 🤣

Last day of Frocktober. Trick or treating with 2 of my 3 biggest reasons WHY 💚

31/10/2026

To my family, friends & supporters, this is the part where I get a bit emotional 💚

Day 31 of 31 - FROCKTOBER 2026

You’ve watched me turn up in some questionable outfits this month, but underneath every frock was something deeply personal.
Having you in my corner has meant more than I can explain.

Every donation had someone’s name attached. Someone who thought of me & chose to support ovarian cancer research, a cause that matters so much to me.
I never took that for granted

To the anonymous donors, I wish I knew who to thank but whoever you are, please know your kindness has made a difference, even without your name. 💚

This shorts & jeans gal is actually going to miss the frocking up. But knowing people cared enough to be part of this with me I will cherish

And shout outs to the businesses who supported my craziness along the way:
30HC
Ferris Financial Services
The Resources Hub
Higgins Services and Truck Sales
Asbestology
Tangatours & Tangalooma Watersports

I’ll be better prepared for round two next year. Karen, that gives me 365 days to find your big poofy dress! 😂

For now, Wednesday would like you to know that the lack of a smile is strictly costume related. 🖤

Still time to support ovarian cancer research 💚

https://www.frocktober.org.au/fundraise/frocking-fabulous-after-her
Donations over $2 are tax deductable also