Nixie’s Fight A Bright 20 Year Old’s Brave Battle Against Rare Form Of Cancer

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Following surgery to remove a large 14cm tumour, help support Nixie as she now faces intensive chemotherapy, fighting a rare form of cancer.

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At 20, life should be about chasing dreams. For Nixie, an outgoing, strong willed young woman, life was full of potential alongside her partner of three years and her close family of parents, brothers, sister, and grandparents.

Nixie already showed incredible strength a year and a half ago during painful surgery for ovarian cysts and an endometriosis diagnosis.

But on 31st August, time stopped.

She was diagnosed with a Malignant mixed germ cell tumour, a rare highly aggressive form of ovarian cancer accounting for less than 5% of diagnoses, targeting young women.

Her reality shift was unimaginable. On 7th September, major surgery removed a massive 14cm tumour and one ovary. Before healing, she faced heavy decisions, navigating a rushed, emotional medical process to protect her options for a future family.

On 8th October, surgeons implanted a chemotherapy port into her chest. This collateral damage forced her to put her planned academic studies completely on hold. Now, Nixie is stepping into a punishing, intensive 10-week chemotherapy schedule. Across 3 gruelling cycles of daily hospital blocks and weekly follow-ups, she is fighting to prevent the return of this disease.

Confronting this, she faces severe immune suppression, hair loss, and total body disruption. Treatment also carries a lifelong risk of lung toxicity. Enduring this intense treatment slashes her recurrence risk down from 50% but she shouldn't fight this alone.

Help wrap this young woman in love, relief, and hope

The Advocacy Partnership's involvement (page creator)

We as a community, can give her the most precious gift of all the room to breathe, to focus on her healing, and to protect her joy. Nixie has so much life left to live and moments to share. Lets wrap this beautiful young woman in love, relief, and hope

Use of funds

Living expenses to cover lost income and essential bills during treatment and recovery.

Update from The Advocacy Partnership 3 November 2026

We wanted to share an update on Nixie. It has been a tough couple of weeks for her, and she has had a number of things to deal with. She recently had an admission to hospital because her white blood cell count dropped to very low levels, and so her medical team needed to get on top of that. A couple of days into her treatment, her hair began to fall out. While she knew this was part of the journey and is showing a brave face, the reality of it has become very real and has been an extremely personal and emotional time that she's doing her best to come to terms with but it is extremely hard.

Nixie is thankful for all the support she has around her. She wants to make a special thank you to her partner Christian, who has been with her every step of the way. Nixie shares, "Words cannot describe how grateful I am to him for being there for me." She deeply acknowledges that the people closest to her are going through the same emotional rollercoaster as well. Nixie shares, "I know it's incredibly hard on them too, and often while they're busy focusing entirely on me, I know that they required just as much support." She wants to recognise their selflessness, and their support for her is greatly appreciated, more than words can possibly say.

Thank you all for continuing to support Nixie. We will keep you updated as she progresses through her treatment.

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