In the first week of December 2018, 31-year-old Canberra mother of one, Elizabeth Pickworth was diagnosed with cancer of the Thymus gland, a rare cancer that affects less than 1 person per 1.5 million population.
Elizabeth’s cancer was advanced, a stage IV thymoma 11x12x15cm in size situated above her heart, surrounding her major arteries – the size and location making surgery very risky. Prior to surgery, Elizabeth had three months of chemotherapy but it was unsuccessful in shrinking the tumour. On her 32nd birthday in 2019, she travelled with her family to Sydney to have the tumour removed along with most of her left lung and her diaphragm removed and reconstructed using Gore-Tex. It was a 20-hour surgery, requiring over a month in hospital and six months off work but it was successful in removing the tumour and leaving her cancer-free for a while.
However, in late 2020 Elizabeth’s Stage IV cancer returned, and she requires six months of chemotherapy and is now half-way through treatment.
Despite the news and extensive treatment required, Elizabeth continued to work to support her family and maintain a positive attitude however, she has recently resigned from her role so that she can focus on the next three months of treatment and getting well for her family.
Elizabeth will require time off work again for the second half of chemotherapy, and we would like to make life a little easier for her and her family by encouraging people to donate to ensure she can get as much rest to recover and not have to worry about finances for a while.
Thank you to my Sponsors
$50.02k
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
Good luck!
$30
Hayley Stewart
$200
Trivia Night Contribution From One Of The Proximity Family
$150
Anonymous
$50
Erin, Mick, Zoey & Eva Roses
Stay strong and keep smiling
$100
Simon Pennington
$700
Bec Hughes
The least we can do. Get better soon.
$520
Lachlan Armstrong
Trivia Charity Fundraiser - sit in the Commentary Box with Tim Gavel
$500
Tara
So lovely you and your family could be here tonight
$1.2k
Sarah Byrne
Speedy recovery, Liz! ❤️
$500
Ann Whitaker
Trivia night bmw
$265
Fiona Neil
Thanks for our romantic night out!
$110
Shivani Harland
$190
Ellen
$30
John Y
$110
Sarah Byrne
$100
Tara Munro-mobbs
Thank you Liz
$210
Julie Fox
Stay strong Liz.
$60
Anonymous
$160
Chris Locke
Great trivia night - best wishes
$40
Caitlin Morgan
$170
Kendall Wegener
$100
Anonymous
$300
Sean O
Pearl Earrings
$300
Table 10
Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery
$110
Troy Ellery
$160
Joe Maher
$1.17k
Sean King
$1.16k
James And Ali Dunn
We are cheering for you Liz.
$110
Ivan And Briana Lloyd
All the best :)
$100
Glen B
For Bill Shorten wine
$75
Anonymous
White Tulips
$250
David Mahony
Great to see you Liz, it was a fun night.
$130
Mel Black (duxton Voucher)
$100
Cinthia Perez
Hi Liz, I hope you get better soon from one of your new colleagues at Proximity.
$30
Anonymous
$200
Simon Blake (trivia Night Hotshots Auction Item)
Such a great night and so good to see you on your feet again Liz
$30
Rukshi
Get well soon!
$1.61k
Proximity Trivia Night (raffles)
$100
Terry And Jenelle
$2.04k
Proceeds From Trivia Night - Coin On Allbids
$30
Anonymous
All my thoughts are with you.
$50
Lu
I love you
$10k
Anonymous
$100
Luana Sedgwick
My darling
$50
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$200
Anonymous
$20k
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$25
Ahmed Sadek
اللهم اشفها شفاء لا يغادر سقما يا رب العالمين
$200
Mel Black
Everyday I’m amazed at your strength & courage xx
$20
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
All the best for you and your family
$50
Amrish
Best wishes
$50
Amrish
Best wishes
$30
Anonymous
$250
Tara Munro-mobbs
Keep well and keep living each moment
$30
Jay
Our thoughts and best wishes are with you!!
$30
Hawley
$50
David L
love your spirit
$50
Mayuran Sivarasa
Dear Elizabeth, Be strong. I am sure I will hear very soon thet you've fully recovered.
$100
Liana Westcott
$20
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
Best wishes for a full recovery Liz
$20
Alison Davies
Good luck with your surgery - I hope it all goes well and you have a swift recovery.
$20
Anonymous
$100
Rajani Rai
Sending you speedy recovery vibes.
$100
Christine Kounnas
You are amazing keep up the great work for you and your beautiful family x
$100
Jennifer Ross
$200
Anonymous
بالشفاء العاجل ان شاء الله
$5k
Neville And Jacqui Jones
$100
Anonymous
ربنا يتم شفاكي علي خير
$1,000
Kristina, Mohanned, And Jackson Shalaby
Our prayers are with you and your family. You're a strong and stubborn woman, you will best this!
$100
Roxane
$100
Alistair Maclennan
Love from the Maclennans
$1,000
From Hall & Wilcox Partners
$1,000
James Dunn
Your courage and positive spirit is an inspiration to us all Liz.
$100
Raymond Lam
$100
Anonymous
$30
Anonymous
May Allah heal your pain
$30
Ibrahim Elshamarka
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the famiy..Wishing you a quick recovery.
$250
Luca Asrress
Sending you love and strength Liz xx
$15
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
You can and will do it
$100
Riley Meredith
You’ve got this Liz xx
$100
Anonymous
$30
Luke Marriott
You’re so very humble, and a perfect example of a great mother and wife. Sending my best wishes<3
$1,000
Tamar Crane
Sending love oxo
$200
Anonymous
Get better soon In sha allah
$200
Assed
With love and prayers
$50
Mark And Carolyn
Wishing you the very best xo
$30
Belinda Norrie
Liz, I wish you all the luck and happiness in the world
$30
James Fenton
$30
Luana
Love you
$500
Beverley Holt
Love and hope for you Liz
$270
Anonymous
$500
Steven Miles Mp
All our best from Murrumba
$100
Anonymous
$300
Leith Ball
Im Lizzy Norsas Nanna, sending my thoughts and prayers your way. Best wishes!
$300
Cc And Gogo
$100
Anonymous
$300
Christopher Bilton
$100
Di, Bren & Claudia
Miss you all. Sending love and support. If anyone can get through this, it's you!
$200
Anonymous
$30
Shenee
$5k
Anonymous
$200
Marwa
Praying from the depths of me for your swift recovery. May god protect you and your beautiful family
$100
Colin Wakefield
Keep fighting Liz, see you when you get back to the office
$200
Carmel And Peter
Dear Liz and Family, you are in our thoughts and we trust that your journey will get easier now.
$30
Georgina Mckay
Best of luck during this difficult time.
$50
Martine Pekarsky
Good luck with your battle, Liz.
$100
Amanda
$350
Maryam Habil
Proud of how you are dealing with this. Thank you for being an inspiration!
$3k
Proximity Advisory Services
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Trivia night. With love from your Proximity family xx
$100
Tara Taubenschlag
$5k
Anonymous
$100
Frances Brown
$50
From Susanne Roberts & Michael Thorn
Happy to help with this fundraising, Elizabeth. All the best
$50
Lucy Devitt
Best wishes, Liz.
$100
Anonymous
$30
Nikki
Wishing you all the best Liz.
$200
Egyptian
Shafaha Allah wa 3afaha, bro
$100
Anonymous
$100
Ghassan
اللهم اشفها شفاء لايغادر سقما .. امين
$100
Anonymous
$200
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
May Allah grant you recovery and long healthy life.
$20
Ahmed Ibrahim
$25
Anonymous
$250
Ahmad
I pray for you to be safe
$50
Anonymous
$500
Anonymous
ربنا يشفيها ان شاء الله
$20
Anonymous
Wish you good health and life
$20
Anonymous
ربنا يشفيها ويبارك في زوجها وابنتها
$100
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
رب الناس اسف الباس شفاءا لا يغادر سقما
$100
Anonymous
$500
Karen Norsa
Love you Liz. Your strong! We all care about you here at the Norsa house hold.
$30
Anonymous
$100
Yasemin Selvi
$50
Anonymous
اللهم يا سامع دعاء العبد إذا دعاك، يا شافي المريض بقدرتك اللهم اشفه شفاء لا يغادر سقمًا اللهم ألبسه
$100
Zoe Lynam
$100
One Of Your Many Friends!
Fuck cancer.
$30
Anonymous
Wish her fast and quick healing and recovery.
$50
Stephen Reeves
$30
Deezer
$30
Anonymous
$30
Ali Alashwal
Stay strong and believe in yourself.
$500
Anonymous
I wish you a quick and safe recovery.
$30
Anonymous
All our prays to you and the family
$100
Anonymous
$400
Madeleine
Liz, sending you our positive thoughts and best wishes. Travel gently xx
$20
Anonymous
$100
Andy Rodger
Sending you loads of positive thoughts from New Zealand x
$100
Anonymous
Wishing you all the strength in the world! Don’t ever doubt just how supported you all are :)
$20
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$500
Anonymous
$100
Kerrie-anne Luscombe
$30
Anonymous
Get well soon.
$50
Mark & Carolyn
Sending lots of prayers your way! 🙏🏼
$55
Anonymous
$100
Mike Watson
$50
Anonymous
Love you sis
$500
Anonymous
$100
Abdallah Omar Awad Mohamed
$100
Anonymous
$250
Colleen Chen
Can't wait to do a matcha session with you once this is out of the way Liz!
$15
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$100
Mark Moore
Best wishes. Stay strong
$50
Salma
$10
Anonymous
Keep at it
$1,000
Sean King
Our thoughts and best wishes are with you. Your resilience is amazing.
$50
Paola
All our love x
$100
Anonymous
Get well dear Liz
$25
Anonymous
$500
Anonymous
Positive thoughts being sent your way! Stay strong.
$100
Lauren Brown
$100
Anonymous
$30
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$100
Nicole Dickson
$30
Anonymous
$500
Michael Will
Best of luck with the surgery.
$60
Anonymous
May Allah makes you better soon ISA
$100
Anonymous
$50
Fiona, Jeff & Emma
You are amazing, smash this thing out of the park!
$100
Everton Fox
All the best Liz xxx
$100
Canberran
$500
A Huge Fan From The Proximity Family
You are awesome Liz. If everyone was like you the world would be a much better place :-)
$100
Tania Sourdin
Sending some positive thoughts
$50
Anonymous
$2k
Dick And Yvonne
We love you and are thinking of you. Keep your wonderful spirit strong.
$50
Gaz
Get well soon
$15
Hayan
Get well soon
$20
Anonymous
$20
Anonymous
May God bless you
$50
Moe Said
$30
Anonymous
شفاكم الله و عافاكم
$30
Anonymous
كان الله في عون العبد مادام العبد في عون اخيه
$1,000
Anonymous
ربنا يتم شفاءها على خير و يجعل هذا الابتلاء فى ميزان حسناتكم
$100
Anonymous
May Allah help you and your family
$500
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$100
Mo & Yusra
Keep fighting, Liz. You got this
$50
Anonymous
Be strong your test is difficult but keep your faith that sunshine comming after the darkest moment.
$20
Anonymous
All the best
$100
Anonymous
$30
Anonymous
Praying for your recovery
$50
Anonymous
May Allah gives her a full recovery and shefaa
$100
Anonymous
$50
Ahmad Solyman
$30
Anonymous
Be STRONG & get well soon!
$150
Mohamed
اللهم اشفها شفاء لا يغادر سقما
$50
Anonymous
May Allah give you strength and patience during your road to recovery🤲❤
$30
Ahmed
الله يشافيها
$30
C.h.
I can only imagine the journey ahead! You are truly so brave!
$50
Anonymous
اللهم انت الشافي اللهم اشفها شفاء لا يغادر سقما
$30
Anonymous
Get well soon!
$30
Xole
See you underwater in December!
$50
Ty
Goodluck Liz all the best for you and your family.
$50
Peter Cain
Best wishes and blessings Liz. Peter
$500
Anonymous
$30
Yasser
$250
Rob Maclean
The world needs more people interested in the legal implications of drones.
$30
Rachael & John Thorpe
With love xxx
$100
Aliya Alwi
$30
Sue Alcorn
Get well soon.
$30
Anonymous
$200
Aunty Barbara, Robyn, Peter & Family
Stay strong Elizabeth and we hope goes well for you! xx
$100
Su-ann And Andrew
You've been such a star Liz! Let's kick this awful thing and let you have your life back! 🤗
$50
Ashleigh Good (edgecumbe)
$30
Luana
This is small but weekly and when I do better I can’t wait to do more for you
$100
Judy Clayton
So, so glad to be able to help you my beautiful friend. Wishing you strength and love 💕 xx
$1,000
Anonymous
All the very best, Liz
$50
Suzie, Bruno And Kaio Manfredini
You can fight this my dear, believe in yourself! Lots of love xxxxxxx
$50
Bronwyn Fagan
$200
Courtney Phillips
Sending you all of the love and positivity. You’ve got this, you are so strong xxx
$50
Katy Barnett
All the best Liz. We're thinking of you and your family, and hoping you get well soon.
$50
Michelle Haines
$250
I Greatly Admire Your Strength And Resilience. You Will Beat This Liz
$200
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
May Allah give you the strength and will power to defeat it
$100
Anonymous
May Allah help you! My thoughts with you!
$100
Aly Negm
$100
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$50
Egyptian
I wish you all the best and quick recovery.
$1,000
Mg
Stay strong for yourself and for your family, they need you as much as you need them. Get well soon
$100
Anonymous
اللهم اشفها شفاء لا يغادر سقما...
$30
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
I wish you speedy recovery
$40
Veronica Sagredo
You got this!
$200
Sarah Oakley
Sending you all my love and strength xo
$50
Anonymous
I hope everything goes well Insha Allah. I will pray for her
$30
Anonymous
$20
Alysha Stanford
Stay strong Liz xx ❤️
$50
Anonymous
May Allah give you strength and complete recovery
$500
Ds
Keep believing
$100
Anonymous
$100
Amir Ezzat
$50
Loai Shokry
Get well soon. God bless you
$50
Anonymous
ربنا معاكم
$500
Anonymous
$250
Richard And Kate Vines
With our very best wishes. Stay strong.
$100
Caroline & Paul -brisbane
$50
Anonymous
$500
Anna Woods
You are very special and an inspiration, Liz, and deserve nothing but the best outcome
$100
Paul Cockrem
Opps! I thought I was renewing my One Nation membership! :)
$200
Catherine Thomas
Liz, you are strong, you are bright. you are loved. May you beat this disease!
$100
Maryam Alaa Gameela
Wishing you nothing but love and recovery
$50
Alisha Beveridge
$100
Sharon Coward
All the best wishes for a full recovery Liz, stay strong Sxx
$25
Bec Hayward
Xoxo
$100
Andre Penedo
$100
John Passant
Lots of love Liz. All the best.
$50
Anonymous
Xox
$300
Verity Peterson
Sending you so much love xoxo
