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Wooooot! Shout-out to Sharon and Allan Cohrs

Two of my sister’s best friends, Sharon and her husband Alan, have just returned from summitting Mt Everestt – because it’s just not cold enough in Brisbane, apparently!

Sharon is a breast cancer survivor and one of the gutsiest people I know.

Here’s her latest journal entry, about the climb.

Climbing for a Cause

A few years ago Sharon Cohrs, a darling friend of my sister and I, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Sharon’s a really active human; she climbs mountains; she doesn’t like cancer. She’s been through the whole gammut of treatment, including a double mastectomy. And she kept on climbing.

She’s summited Mera
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