Jane McGrath was well known here in Australia, especially to Australian women with BC. She was an extraordinary young English woman who fell in love with and married an Australian Cricket legend, Glen McGrath.
Jane passed away today. She was 42, with a young family. She was initially diagnosed at 31, then had recurrences in hip and brain in 2006, at which time she found she was HER2. Her death is said to be due to post-surgery complications and a sudden decline in the past week.
This is such terrible news for her family, and for the tens of thousands of Australian women for whom she has been a public and glowing beacon of hope.
Jane and Glen established the McGrath foundation, which raises funds for BC and especially funding for breast care nurses.
A newspaper article can be found here:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...86-421,00.html
and you can see her on an Australain interview program here:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/...s/s1115161.htm
Such sad and devastating news.
Bx