Australian Stories: Lillian Leigh

Lillian Leigh, a NSW lawyer, was horrified to find out she had stage four lung cancer a few days after her 34th birthday. While her family and the battle with this disease remained her focus, Lillian found time to petition to the Federal Government requesting a lung cancer drug, Crizotinib, to be placed on the PBS. This request was finally granted on 1 January, 2019. Going into the fifth year of her journey to fight this disease, Lillian shared with Cho-Wai Cheung a few of her thoughts along the way.

Lillian with her family Source: Lillian Leigh