Foundation Patrons

 

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Professor Michael Friedlander PhD FRACP is Professor of
Medicine at the University of New South Wales and Director of Medical
Oncology at Prince of Wales Hospital.

He has been involved with Life Force since its inception in 1993 and continues to support the work of the Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

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Gabi Hollows, a founding director of The Fred Hollows Foundation, has always had a strong interest in health and the wellbeing of others.

She practised as an orthoptist for many years, working beside Fred Hollows on The National Trachoma Program.

Gabi was a founding member of Life Force and is a strong supporter of the Life Force philosophy and programs.

 

 

 

 

Board Members

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Jann Chambers was a previous member of the Annandale Life Force group in 2002.  She found the experience very helpful and after a time joined the board.

Jann helps to co-ordinate the services Life Force provides to people living with cancer.

She is a retired School Counsellor.

 

 

 

 

 

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Cary Giezekamp was first a generous benefactor of the organisation and became a Director of Life Force in 1997. Having lost his mother from cancer at the age of 17, Cary, the eldest of seven children, had a great understanding of what it's like for people living with cancer.

His mother, Sandra, ran a support group in their home. Consequently Cary is vitally aware of the benefits of the Life Force programs.

Life Force is now run out of the offices of his family real estate business in Annandale.

 

 

 

 

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Angel Ioannou attended LFCF sessions late 2001 after his treatment for cancer that year. He strongly agrees with the philosophy of the foundation and has assisted in fund raising and in some of the information systems needs.

He became a director in 2006 and looks to continue to promote and support the work of the organisation.

 

 

 

 

Nicole Murray first became involved with Life Force as a volunteer "Angel" and shortly became the Angels' co-ordinator.

Working tirelessly on behalf of the Foundation, she is now a Life Force Director and continues to promote and support the work of the organisation.

Nicole works as a financial controller in the corporate world.

 

Counsellors and Facilitators

 

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Caro Jonas co-founded Life Force in 1993 along with her friend Jilly Pascoe. She is a meditation, relaxation, and creative visualization teacher. 

Caro has spent a lifetime developing her skills and has worked in the support groups since 1993.

She co-facilitates both support groups for patients and survivors in the Eastern Suburbs and the Inner West, as well as the carers' group.

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Jane Gillespie is a graduate of the Edgecliff Life Force support group.  She joined this group to help her make sense of her life after breast cancer.  Her time as a group member was so beneficial for Jane that she later qualified as a counsellor and has been co-facilitating Life Force support groups and retreats since 1998.

She is passionate about the unique support that Life Force provides people living with cancer at any stage of the journey, but especially as they try to come to terms with life after cancer.

In addition to her work with Life Force, Jane has a private counselling practice.  She uses a combination of holistic counselling, clinical hypnotherapy, relaxation and meditation, based on individual client’s needs.  A book she wrote about her life after cancer (“Journey to Me”) was published in 2007.  She is also a Civil Marriage Celebrant and a speaker at conferences and seminars.

 

 

 

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Katy Fitzgerald is a holistic counseller, life coach, kinesiologist and reiki practitioner.

Katy incorporates sandplay, drawing, writing and focussing in her practice, and believes these approaches are a gentle, creative and effective way to allow people another way of expressing themselves without the need for words. 

Katy has much experience in working with people who are dealing with cancer, and believes strongly in the need for emotional support during cancer treatment as well as adjusting to life after.