THIS is where the money goes

Ever wanted to know what happens to your money when you donate to "cancer research"?

Many of you will know that I’m doing a fundraising charity ride, called The Ride to Conquer Cancer , which is a 200km cycling event over 2 days. All the funds raised will go to the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research. Well, the other day I organised to go into the WAIMR labs to talk to some actual scientists. I wanted to know more about how the money will be spent. Dressed in polka dots and lilac skinny jeans, I braced myself to meet some very brainy people in white coats who speak in big scientific words. I was a little nervous, because the last time I was in a SCIENCE LABORATORY, I was in high school biology dissecting an eye ball (from a cow) and dead frogs. Not that I expected to see eye balls or frogs… it’s just one of those memories that makes me nervous… about laboratories. And scientists. I was met by WAIMR staffer Carolyn, and I found out that she is ...

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