This morning, 92.7 Mix FM Breakfast announcer Caroline Hutchinson took it all off… in the name of Charity. In Perth Nova93.7 decided it would be funnier to take half off half a beard.
Hutchinson had her head shaved in front of hundreds of spectators during their live breakfast show in front of Woolworths in Buderim Marketplace.
She shaved her hair in support of Shave for a Cure, and in particular, Adem Crosby, who was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 2011. Caroline met Adem was moved by his story. So when the opportunity arose to show support by shaving her head, she didn’t think twice about it.
“Meeting Adem literally changed my life. He is a courageous and inspiring soul and in one cup of coffee he taught me more about grace, peace, acceptance and pure love than I have managed to gather in 44 years. This is the least I could do to show my support. It looks like we’ve exceeded our target and managed to raise well over $15,000 for the cause.”
Adem Crosby, an employee at the Buderim Woolworths store was feeling a little unwell towards the end of 2010. In early 2011, a week after his 17th birthday and two days after starting year 12, Adem was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, and rushed to the Royal Brisbane Hospital for urgent life-saving treatment.
Adem’s treatment regime meant he would be in and out of hospital on a regular basis so needed to be close to hospital at all times. The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland provided the Crosby family with accommodation at one of their Villages, free of charge, for their entire stay in Brisbane.
Adem’s father cared for him in Brisbane while his mother looked after his younger brother and sister back in Buderim. Every weekend, his mother and siblings would travel to Brisbane so the family could be together.
Adem’s treatment consisted of four cycles of intense chemotherapy, followed by a stem cell transplant late in May 2011. After 9 months living in Brisbane, enduring extensive treatment Adem returned back home to Buderim in October 2011. Even though at home, Adem and his father Brent commuted to Brisbane on a weekly basis to see his doctors.
In January 2012 Adem was getting ready to start university and begin his dream of becoming an oncology nurse, but in the first week of February 2012 everything was thrown into disarray. Unfortunately, the leukaemia was back.
Adem and the family were back to square one, knowing that things were going to be a lot tougher this time around because of all the previous treatment. Once again, Brent and Adem moved back to Brisbane to endure another eight months of gruelling treatment and again the Leukaemia Foundation provided the family with accommodation so they could be close to the hospital and be able to spend weekends together.
In late September, Adem was tearfully told the news by his doctor that his leukaemia was incurable. Adem and Brent moved back to Buderim so the family could spend quality time together. Along with countless other families the Crosby’s are truly grateful for the support of housing, comfort and counsel the Leukaemia Foundation has provided.
Meanwhile, in Perth, Nova 93.7’s Nathan, Nat & Shaun shaved off half of former Wildcats Co-Captain Brad Robbins’ beard this morning, all in the name of charity for the Leukemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave
“Since he retired from the Wildcats he has just spent all of his time & effort on growing a magnificently bushy beard”, Nat said.
Nick-named Captain of Beards by Nathan, Nat & Shaun, Brad decided it was time to lose the beard and converted their on-air studio in to a Barber Shop, complete with a barber and a cut-throat razor.
Why only half the beard? Nathan, Nat & Shaun decided it would be funnier to shave off half and then send Brad out to run some errands for them.
The team raised $1,000 for the charity.
The second half will be shaved off at The World’s Greatest Shave today at Murray Street Mall from 12pm.
Check out all of the photos and highlights so far at http://novafm.co/iXHk9