Carrie Bickmore's heartbreaking personal news
Carrie Bickmore has taken to social media to share some devastating personal news.
The former Project host revealed that her close friend, Donna Nottage, has lost her battle with brain cancer, aged just 38.
Bickmore shared a heartfelt tribute with clips of the mum-of-two before her death, including her inspirational participation in Hobart’s fun run and recreational walk, Point To Pinnacle, in the midst of her battle.
“Donna I am so sorry we couldn’t find a cure in time,” Bickmore began in the tribute.
“It’s hard to believe you climbed Point To Pinnacle with us just a few months ago and now you are gone. What a brutal disease.”
“Donna was an absolute ray of sunshine, determined to ‘See the Colour’ no matter what this horrible disease ‘Terry the Bastard’ (as she called it) threw at her,” she continued.
She added that Nottage was determined to fight to the very end.
“She was determined to raise funds for vital brain cancer research to give her more time with her beautiful boys, and to help others in the future,” Bickmore, who started her own charity in 2015, called Carrie’s Beanies for Brain Cancer, added.
“As you can see in this video she supported our foundation, every beanie campaign and it’s devastating that Donna has passed away in the middle of our beanie week,” she said.
“We’ll wear one in your honour, Donna.”
"Our hearts go out to her husband Sean, gorgeous boys Huxley & Reeve whom she adored, Mum Pauline and all of her family," she ended the post.
Bickmore lost her own husband, Greg Lange, to brain cancer in 2010, after a nine year marriage.
The couple shared a son, Oliver, who was born in 2007.
“Every time I look at my son, I’m seeing Greg – he looks so much like him,” she told The Australian Women’s Weekly in 2016.
She continued her husband's legacy by starting Carrie’s Beanies for Brain Cancer, and launched her latest campaign by launching new beanies.
“Grab your cap and help support brain cancer research,” she captioned the photos.
“Together we can make a difference."
Images: Instagram