Thank you all for your continued support and for helping raise awareness for this important cause. Hearing so many personal stories has been truly heartbreaking, and, sadly, has confirmed my greatest fears: financial barriers are delaying critical testing, leading to breast cancer being diagnosed at later stages.

Please keep sharing this petition far and wide. Together, we can help remove the financial obstacles that stand in the way of early detection and save lives.

So far, the Geelong Advertiser and the Geelong Independent have published my plea, while ABC Melbourne and ABC Regional have discussed it on air. Nine News has also featured it in their afternoon bulletin. And I have appointments to speak with the AAP and a reporter from the Nine News online team.