“I wear my bracelet for my beautiful Mum” – Suki’s story
June 14, 2026
For Suki, supporting ovarian cancer research is deeply personal. A wife, mother and People and Culture BP, supporting animal emergency and critical care teams, her life revolves around family, travel, the outdoors, and making memories with her six-year-old son.
But behind those moments of joy is a loss that continues to shape every day. In October 2023, Suki sadly lost her mum Margy to ovarian cancer. Too soon and too quickly. Suki shares her story to support our Francesca x OCRF Charity Awareness Bracelet campaign.
Margy's path to diagnosis
“My connection to ovarian cancer is deeply personal,” she says. “It was an almost five-year journey from my mum’s diagnosis to the heartbreaking day we lost her.”
Like many women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Margy initially experienced symptoms that were vague and easy to dismiss. She suffered persistent bloating, abdominal swelling, frequent urination and a feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
Despite being incredibly proactive about her health and regularly attending preventative screenings, she was repeatedly told her symptoms were likely related to menopause, ageing or other common conditions.
A nurse by profession, Margy trusted her instincts. After being advised to wait and see whether a course of antibiotics would help, she arranged a scan herself.
Before she had even made it home from the appointment, her doctor called and asked her to come in immediately. The diagnosis was devastating: Stage 3C ovarian cancer.
A journey of resilience and determination
What followed was years of treatment, including chemotherapy, major surgery, targeted therapies, countless scans, hospital admissions and procedures. After initially being declared free of disease, the cancer returned just three months later, spreading to her liver, kidney and lungs.
Through every setback, Suki says Margy faced the disease with extraordinary courage, resilience and positivity.
“She approached every challenge with incredible strength and determination,” Suki says.
In 2023, after experiencing changes to her vision, Margy once again trusted her instincts and pushed for further investigation. The cancer had spread to her brain. Just weeks later, following complications from a bowel obstruction, she entered palliative care. “On 25 October 2023, Mum took her last breath and passed away in my arms.”
Raising awareness through the Francesca x OCRF Awareness Bracelet
Today, Suki shares her mum’s story to raise awareness of a disease that still lacks an effective early detection test and effective treatment options. Before her mum’s diagnosis, she knew very little about ovarian cancer. Now, she wants more women to understand symptoms can be subtle and easily mistaken for other conditions.
“Women know their bodies best,” she says. “If something doesn’t feel right, trust your instincts and keep seeking answers.”
As part of the Francesca x OCRF campaign, Suki wears her bracelet in honour of the woman she misses every day.
“I wear my bracelet for my beautiful mum and my son’s grandmother, who lost her life to ovarian cancer. I wear it to honour her memory and to help create a future where fewer families experience the same devastating loss.”
The impact of supporting ovarian cancer research
What gives Suki hope is the progress research can make possible.
“I don’t want more children growing up without their mothers or grandmothers because a cancer wasn’t detected until it was too late,” she says. “Women deserve better. Families deserve better.”
For Suki, every conversation sparked by the bracelet matters. Every donation matters. Every research project matters. Because behind every statistic is a family, a story, and a future worth fighting for.
Support the 2026 Francesca x OCRF Awareness Bracelet
Shop the OCRF x Francesca Awareness Bracelet and raise funds for vital ovarian cancer research.
$20 from every bracelet supports ovarian cancer research to help find early detection methods, improve treatments, and preventative methods for the most lethal gynaecological cancer.
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