Jane Illin

Support my efforts in the 2025 Mother's Day Classic!

On Sunday 11 May, I'm putting my foot down to save lives.

I think most of you know my story by now! 

This year I am 18-year breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed at age 24 - and I have been living with secondary breast cancer for 15 years. 

During this time, I have been on 19 different chemo's - some with horrendous side effects. I have had the cancer spread to my bones, brain (multiple times), lungs and chest. I have had too many scans, surgeries, radiation and hospital stays to list them. 

But this isn't a tragic story - not by a long shot. Because I have the best support crew you could ever, and I mean ever hope for. So, mine is a story of survival and hope and love that I have all around me - and I truly hope anyone experiencing something similar to me also has. 

This will be team PINK FEET's 13th Mother's Day Classic. Last year alone we raised over $21,000 to support this cause and to hopefully one day find a cure, or until then to keep funding research and new chemo's and treatment methods to keep cancer at bay for as long as possible. 

Team PINK FEET is a family and friend's team that has a heart of gold. I look forward to Mother's Day morning every year - it is a huge part of what keeps me putting one foot in front of the other, smiling and making the most of every single day - even the tough ones.

Thank you to everyone who has ever been a part of team PINK FEET over the years. It is something I am so proud of, and I can't tell you how much joy it brings me that PINK FEET has become a Mother's Day tradition for so many families. Bring on this year! Go team PINK FEET!