Kristi Day

Frocktober 2022 Day 31. Did you know? Mum's favourite place to be was the beach. The day I drove Mum home from the hospital for the last time, it was a no brainer to take the coast road home. We knew I was taking her home to die and that this would be the last time she’d get to see her beloved ocean in this lifetime. She died two weeks later and to this day I’m so glad I was able to give her one last glimpse. I miss you Mum. I hope you get to splash in the ocean every day, wherever you are, x

Frocktober 2022 Day 31
Did you know? With an early detection test, it is estimated that over a ten year period, the lives of 8,000 Australian women and girls and 1.3 million women and girls globally could be saved. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 30
Did you know? Mum’s ring tone was Moon River. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 30
Did you know? Clinicians, researchers and women impacted by ovarian cancer consistently nominate early detection as the number one breakthrough they believe will save lives. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 29
Did you know? Mum’s first car was an FJ Holden which she inherited from her brother Clive (which he bought for $100 from their aunt!). This pic is of them together at her debutante ball. #31mumfacts
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Frocktober 2022 Day 29
Did you know? Frocktober has raised more than $2.9million for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) since it began in 2007. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 28
Did you know? Mum never finished school. She left in year ten to go work at her dad’s service station. She put herself through uni once Jeremy was at school. Frock knows how she aced a teaching degree while parenting four kids under 13.

Frocktober 2022 Day 28
Did you know? 49% of early detection research in Australia has been funded by the OCRF, thanks to the generosity of community supporters. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 27
Did you know? She was a blue and gold supporter through and through. West Coast in the AFL, Claremont Tigers in the WAFL. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 27: I’m well and truly frocking over it… thank goodness there’s only a handful to go! 💃🏼
Did you know? Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) is the largest funder of ovarian cancer research, after the Australian Government. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 26
Did you know? Because Mum married Dad in a church, her dad refused to attend the wedding. So, Mum’s older brother Tom gave her away. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 26: How many walls has your outfit matched with today?! 😳🤦🏼‍♀️ Did you know? Proportionally, more women die from ovarian cancer than breast cancer,due to such a high number of women being diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 25
Did you know? Mum used to play basketball. Not sure how she was so good, given she couldn’t walk a straight line without rolling an ankle. I remember going to watch her up at the Wanneroo Wolves stadium back when you had to drive through bush and on a limestone track to get to it #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 25
Did you know? The average survival rate for ovarian cancer in 2020 (46%)is lower than the average survival rate for all cancers in 1975, when the modern cancer research era began #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 24
Did you know? Mum‘s favourite cartoon character was Foghorn Leghorn. #31mumfacts
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Frocktober 2022 Day 24: Only one more week of Frocktober!
Did you know? Ovarian cancer treatments have not changed much since 1992.
#31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 23
Did you know? Mum wasn’t the greatest cook 🙊, but she always did a mean roast. #31mumfacts
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Frocktober 2022 Day 23: When it’s freezing but you still gotta frock 🥶
Did you know? Chemoresistance is responsible for treatment failure and mortality for more than 90% of patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 22
Did you know? Mum loved playing music as much as she loved listening to it. Here she is with her band ‘Pete and the Evacuators’ (anyone who knew my Dad will know just how apt this name is🤦🏼‍♀️😂) #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 22:
Did you know? More than 80% of women experience a recurrence after initial surgery and treatment, at which point their cancer is likely to become chemo-resistant.
#31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 21
Did you know? Her perfume was Paris by YSL #31mumfacts
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Frocktober 2022 Day 21
Did you know? High grade serous carcinomas are the most common type of ovarian cancer, accounting for around 70% of all cases.
#31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 20
Did you know? She was the youngest of four, growing up with three big brothers to dote on her. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 20
Did you know? A woman’s risk of ovarian cancer decreases with pregnancy and breastfeeding. Pregnancy reduces the risk of ovarian cancer by approximately 30 per cent. Clearly Mum was an anomaly to this fact… 🤔 and I guess this is another glaring reason why ovarian cancer desperately needs more research and funding to do that research. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 19
Did you know? Lisa, Jeremy and I all have vivid memories of Mum singing and dancing to Boney M. For me, it’s Rivers of Babylon on the blue, shag pile carpet in our first family home in Duncraig. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 19
Did you know? The use of birth control pills has been found to reduce a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer by 25-28% compared to women who have never used birth control. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 18: less than two weeks of frocking left!
Did you know? Mum was a dancer, and she was a pretty good one, by all accounts. A gene that definitely was not passed down to us!

Frocktober 2022 Day 18
Did you know? It is estimated that about 44% of women who inherit a BRCA1 mutation and about 17% of women who inherit a BRCA2 mutation will develop ovarian cancer by the age of 80. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 17
Did you know? Mum didn’t board a plane until she was in her 30s. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 17
Did you know? BRCA germline mutations are associated with 10-15% of high grade serous ovarian cancers. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 16
Did you know? Mum wanted to call me Rebecca… but at the last possible moment, Dad won, and I ended up being Kristi Rebecca. Until the day she died, she called me Kristi Becky. I miss her acutely on most days, but in particular on this day. Oh, to hear her say ‘Kristi Becky’ one more time 🥰 #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 16
Did you know? Epithelial ovarian cancer accounts for 85-90% of all ovarian cancers. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 15
Did you know? She said ‘yes’ to marrying him two weeks after their first date. Theirs is the greatest love story I’ll ever know #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 15
Did you know? The most common types of ovarian cancer are epithelial, germ cell and stromal cell. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 14
Did you know? Mornings like today always remind me of Mum. She would always throw all the curtains, blinds and windows open first thing in the morning, bringing the sunlight and morning air into the house to start every day. She was definitely the outdoors type #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 14
Did you know? Around 10-15% of ovarian cancer patients are found to have one of the BRCA gene mutations or other similar gene mutations. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 13
Did you know? Mum’s favourite gemstone was sapphire. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 13
Did you know? The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often vague, and may not even present significantly until the cancer has advanced. Symptoms can include persistent or sudden onset of: bloating and abdominal swelling, appetite loss or feeling full quickly, tiredness, unexplained changes in weight, change in frequency of urination and lower back pain. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 12.
Did you know? I’m confident you won’t find anyone who didn’t immediately like Mum upon meeting her. She had some pretty incredible friends who have stuck by us kids these past years 🥰 #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 12.
Did you know? The number of women being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is increasing every year. It is projected that by 2030, 2,200 women will be diagnosed per year. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 11. Did you know? Mum’s coffee order was: “White, no sugar, I’m sweet enough, thanks.” ☕️ #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 11. Did you know? This year, around 1,800 Australian women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 10
Did you know? Mum was named after the heroine in the book, ‘These old shades’. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 10
Did you know? 64% of the community incorrectly believes that a Pap smear will detect ovarian cancer - it won’t.
#31ovariancancerfacts

Did you know? Mum was a hugger and she gave the best hugs. And, you’ll never be too old to wish for a hug from your Mum #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 9: https://www.frocktober.org.au/my-fundraising/2701/kristi-day
Did you know? The only way to confirm an ovarian cancer diagnosis is through invasive surgery (Mum’s scar went from breast bone to pubic bone 😢) and biopsy #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 8.
Did you know? Melanie was Mum’s third baby. The most chubby cheeked, bright eyed baby you ever did see. Gentle, but fierce, she was a lot like Mum and she would have been 41 today. Happy birthday, little sister 🦋 #braincancercanfuckofftoo #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 8
Did you know? If caught before the cancer has spread, survival rates for ovarian cancer patients are as high as 92%. However, only 19% of cases are diagnosed early due to vagueness of symptoms and lack of an early detection screening test. #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 7
Did you know? Her laugh was the best. Really I-don’t-give-a-fuck loud. I miss laughing with her. #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 7
Did you know? When diagnosed in the later stages (which is 70% of the time), the five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer patients is 29% #31ovariancancerfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 6
Did you know? Mum was a teacher. And a bloody good one, too. This is her tribe of amazing colleagues. She struck gold with them.

Frocktober 2022 Day 6
Did you know? Historically, around 70% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will find they are already in the advanced stages of the disease.

Frocktober 2022 Day 5
Did you know? Mum’s favourite ice cream was the Peter’s Giant Sandwich 🍦 #31mumfacts

Frocktober 2022 Day 5
Did you know? The average 5-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is just 46%. 😢 #31ovariancancerfacts

Day 4 Frocktober 2022
Did you know? Mum would always make our birthday cakes when we were kids #31mumfacts

Day 4 Frocktober 2022
Did you know? More than 300,000 people are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year #31ovariancancerfacts

Day 3 Frocktober 2022
Did you know? Mum grew up in Mt Claremont, WA #31mumfacts

Day 3 Frocktober 2022
Did you know? One Australian dies every eight hours from ovarian cancer. #31ovariancancerfacts

Day 2 Frocktober 2022 Did you know? Of her four grandchildren, Mum only had the chance to physically meet Ella. One of my most favourite fun facts is that Ella was the last person Mum spoke to #31mumfacts

Day 2 Frocktober 2022 Did you know? There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer. #31ovariancancerfacts

Day 1 Frocktober 2022
Did you know? Mum’s favourite colour was blue #31mumfacts

Day 1 Frocktober 2022 frocking up for dinner with the gals
Did you know? Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological cancer. #31ovariancancerfacts