Friends of a popular businesswoman with two young children have rallied behind her ‘with heavy hearts’ after she was recently diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
The organizers of A GoFundMe campaign for 38-year-old digital marketer Vanja Wilson wrote that she had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer.
“We reach out to you with heavy hearts and hopeful spirits,” Ms. Wilson’s friends wrote, adding that she is “a loving wife to Calum, and a devoted mother to their two beautiful little girls, Mila, 8 , and Misha, 4. ‘.
Ms Wilson, who lives with her family in Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches, received the shocking diagnosis just a few weeks ago and is currently recovering from a six-hour abdominal operation.
Her friends said she faces “a long and arduous road of treatments and therapies to combat this insidious disease.”
Friends of popular businesswoman Vanja Wilson (pictured right, with her husband and two young children) have rallied to her side after recently being diagnosed with cancer
“As they prepare for the battle ahead, and with both of their wider families abroad, we come together as their Australian ‘family’ to support them in every way we can,” the fundraisers wrote.
They said they started the fundraiser because “cancer treatment is not only physically and emotionally exhausting, but also poses a significant financial burden.”
‘Our aim is to alleviate some of the stress by helping with out-of-pocket medical costs, as well as indirect costs due to a change in working conditions for both Vanja – while she undergoes treatment; and Calum, as he does whatever it takes to be by Vanja’s side and care for their precious girls.’
Ms Wilson’s friends pointed out that many people had asked how they could help ‘during this unimaginably scary time’ and said the GoFundMe page was ‘a great way to do that’.
‘Your donation will allow the Wilson family to focus on what really matters: supporting Vanja and the family during this time of enormous stress and uncertainty, and allowing them to spend precious time together as a family while she undergoes treatment. ‘
Ms Wilson, who lives with her family in Dee Why (pictured) on Sydney’s northern beaches, received the shocking diagnosis just a few weeks ago and is currently recovering from a six-hour abdominal operation.
