The Australian Women's Weekly

From devastating diagnosis to forever friendship

Lisa Kidd

Sarah and I had an instant friendship. We were seated together at a Pink Hope function in 2009 and connected straight away. We’d both been through treatment for breast cancer and pregnancy back-to-back. That’s a frightening thing to deal with, particularly given we weren’t even 30. But our parallel journeys bonded us, and have kept us incredibly close ever since.

Our children – my son, Mitchell, and Sarah’s daughter, Mikayla – were roughly the same age, so we caught up for a play date soon after. While the kids played, Sarah and I shared. That’s the way it’s been with us from day one: We get deep, swapping hopes and fears.

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