SCG becomes a sea of pink for the McGrath Foundation’s pink test

There's a sea of pink heading into the SCG today in support of the McGrath Foundation, as the pink test between Australia and Pakistan gets underway.

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00:00 It's the 16th annual Pink Test at Sydney and Australia takes on Pakistan for the final

00:07 test in this series.

00:08 It's also a very meaningful day for people who have breast cancer or also who know someone

00:09 who has.

00:10 This is the Pink Parade happening right now where the McGaugh Foundation has organised

00:11 people to come celebrate and raise awareness for the struggles that people face.

00:12 We've spoken to breast cancer patients and breast care nurses about just what this means

00:37 to them, here's a little bit of what Sam Moulson and Jen Biles had to say.

00:42 So we've had the McGaugh Model of Care implemented, this is the second version of it just released

00:46 last year and it gives us as McGaugh breast care nurses or anybody supporting a breast

00:51 cancer patient a sort of standardised guide which is evidence based right from the diagnosis

00:59 right through to living well with breast cancer and it gives us sort of checkpoints and recommendations

01:04 to ensure that we are giving the most standardised care across the country with all nurses.

01:09 I really want other women to experience what I've got to experience during this journey

01:14 so I think yeah for me it's a really big day and a big event that we should all get behind.

01:19 Here at the Pink Parade are very passionate about this and this is a little bit of what

01:24 some of them had to say.

01:25 We're just proud to be part of the McGaugh Foundation today for the Pink Test and we're

01:29 just proud to be here.

01:30 My mum died with breast cancer so she's alone with us but she fought a good fight and for

01:38 all those who are in the same position as her I'm here to help the cause in everything

01:43 that they do, the nurses, the carers, everyone, it's an amazing cause and what a wonderful

01:48 way to kick off 2024.

01:49 At the moment the McGaugh Foundation has 205 dedicated breast care nurses and they're hoping

01:55 by the end of this year they'll reach 250 dedicated nurses and they're trying this year

02:02 to raise money for 322,000 virtual pink seats to help those on their breast cancer journeys.

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